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Article: Muqarnas: An Annual on Islamic Art and Architecture, vol. 5.
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- The Journal of the American Oriental Society
- Article date:
- October 1, 1994
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The issues of this journal are not always thematic, but serve as a reliable annual on Islamic and even non-Islamic research. This volume includes articles on different aspects of Islamic art in Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and India. Eleven contributors discuss pottery, architects and architecture, jewelry, gardens and historical texts.
Oleg Grabar's introduction concerns the interaction between technology and science, and art history and connoisseurship. It is a thoughtful review about two recent publications, by Jean Soustiel, La Ceramique islamique (Fribourg, 1985), and by W. David Kingery and Pamela B. Vandiver, Ceramic Masterpieces: Art, Structure, and Technology ...