[Rarebooks] FS: Islamic Art of Southeast Asia

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: “Crescent Moon. Islamic Art & Civilisation in Southeast Asia”

By James Bennett.
Published by the Art Gallery of South Australia in 2005.

DISCUSSION: A beautifully photographed, elegant study which accompanied an
exhibition at the Art Gallery of South Australia and the National Gallery
of Australia, featuring antique Islamic textiles, ceramics, metalwork,
woodwork, lacquerware and other art objects from southeast Asia. The text
includes essays by seven specialists, and a catalog of the exhibition.
Stunning.

"Crescent Moon introduces the beauty and complexity of Southeast Asian
Islamic art and culture. This large book features major works of art from
Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore, as well as extraordinary works from
the National Gallery of Australia. The book reveals the sophistication and
splendor of the Islamic courts in the archipelago—royal heirlooms
recalling a glorious past enriched by the wealth of spice trade and lavish
ceremonies of the life cycle, such as circumcisions, weddings, and
funerals, as testimonies of faith and power. The revelation of new art
forms in gold, silk, lacquer, porcelain, and stone illustrate the
transformations of indigenous motifs and techniques and unique
developments in the arts of Islamic Indonesia, Malaysia, and the
Philippines,a s well as the Muslim communities of Thailand, Burma,
Cambodia, and Vietnam."

DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 8.5"x13", 303 pages, color illustrations, dust
jacket.

CONDITION NOTES: In fine, clean condition.

PRICE:  $125 -

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