The origins of visual culture in the islamic world : aesthetics, art and architecture in early islam - Hamdouni Alami, Mohammed (London : I.B. Tauris, 2015)
1. Introduction -- 2. An aesthetic revolution: from trance to meaning-a metamorphosis of islamic aesthetics -- 3. The ethics of arts and crafts -- 4. Painting in a world of images -- 5. Stone metaphors and architecture's whispers
Includes bibliographical references (pages [175]-179) and index
Keywords: Islamic architecture; Islamic art