{"title":"Faith \u0026 Spirituality","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"gli-omayyadi-la-nascita-dellarte-islamica-paperback","title":"Gli Omayyadi: La nascita dell'arte islamica - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGhazi Bisheh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFawzi Zayadine\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMohammad Al-Assad\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLa nascita dell'arte islamica compie un viaggio attraverso i grandi cambiamenti artistici e culturali che nel corso dei secoli VII e VIII diedero vita con grande creatività alla fase formativa dell'arte islamica. 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L'essor intellectuel, scientifique et artistique de cette période se manifeste dans l'architecture et les arts décoratifs, dont la simplicité élégante et rigoureuse s'approche des canons modernes, et qui témoignent de la vitalité des échanges commerciaux, de l'énergie culturelle et de la puissance militaire et religieuse des Mamelouks.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Huit circuits vous invitent à découvrir 51 musées, monuments et sites, au Caire, à Alexandrie et dans le delta du Nil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCet ouvrage fait partie de la collection \"L'Art islamique en Méditerranée\". 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