Main entry:

Danby, Miles.

Title & Author:

Moorish style / Miles Danby.

Publication:

London : Phaidon, 1995.
©1996

Description:

240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 30 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-236) and index.
Ch. 1. Introduction -- Ch. 2. Roots and Derivation of Style -- Ch. 3. Space Elements -- Ch. 4. Pattern-Making -- Ch. 5. Crafts and Materials -- Ch. 6. Zenith of the Style in the Nineteenth Century -- Ch. 7. Developments and Variations in the Twentieth Century.
British Library not licensed to copy 0.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

In the nineteenth century a fascination with the Orient spread across Europe. The landscapes, townscapes and costumes of the Ottoman, Arab and Mogul worlds provided inspiration for painters from Delacroix to Matisse. When expressed in architecture and design, this phenomenon became known as the Moorish Style. In this magnificently illustrated survey, Miles Danby examines the roots of the style in art and architecture throughout the Islamic world, discussing the factors of space, pattern, structure and decoration. Of all the buildings which exemplify this style, the Alhambra in Granada is perhaps the most important. Expertly recorded by the great nineteenth-century designer Owen Jones, its features became part of the exotic dreams of aesthetes and have continued to inspire architects in the twentieth century. This book is the first to examine the style from its origins to its contemporary manifestation.

ISBN:

071482951X hardback
9780714829517 hardback
0714838616
9780714838618

Subject:

Kölner Künstlervereinigung Stil
Islamic decoration and ornament.
Decoration and ornament Islamic influences.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural.
Islamic architecture.
Décoration et ornement islamiques.
Décoration et ornement Influence islamique.
Décoration et ornement architecturaux.
Architecture islamique.
architectural ornament.
Architektur
Mauren
Stil
Moorse stijl.
Oriëntalisme.
Décoration islamique.
Islamic decoration and ornament Spain.
Islamic architecture Spain
Visual arts By Muslims

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Bildband.
Ouvrages illustrés.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 115994
Call No.: ID NK1270.D3; ID:95-B1043
Status: Available