Pattern and Light: The Aga Khan Museum

by Aga Khan, Henry S. Kim, Luis Monreal, and Philip Jodidio

Henry S. Kim (Preface), Philip Jodidio, Ruba Kana'an, Assadullah Melikian-Chirvani, and Luis Monreal

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An introduction to 1,400 years of Islamic art and culture as seen through the stunning and diverse masterpieces of the new Aga Khan Museum. Opening in 2014 in Toronto, the Aga Khan Museum will be a showplace for Islamic art and culture unlike anything in the Western Hemisphere. This richly illustrated volume features the new museum and park complex and more than one hundred rare treasures from one of the most important collections of Islamic art and objects in the world, assembled by His Highness the Aga Khan and his family. Masterpieces of design, texture, and artistry created from 600 AD to the 1800s in Spain, North Africa, Turkey, the Middle East, Iran, Central Asia, India, and China, the works include radiant illuminations and calligraphy; marvels in ivory, wood, glass, and metal; and exquisite paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and textiles.
  • ISBN10 0847844293
  • ISBN13 9780847844296
  • Publish Date 25 November 2014
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Skira Rizzoli