Andalusian Morocco
A Discovery in living artAs early as the beginning of the eighth century, having just reached this extreme territory of the Maghreb, Moroccan Islam started to cast its eye to the other side of the Straits of Gibraltar and shortly after set foot on the Iberian Peninsula. From that time on, and for a further eight centuries the fate of both areas would be inseparable, and it is this real Hispanic-Maghreb culture t ...
Pèlerinage, Sciences et Soufisme
L'art islamique en Cisjordanie et à Gaza s'intéresse à une époque où, sous le règne des dynasties ayyoubide, mamelouke et ottomane, la Palestine accueillait les pèlerins de tous les horizons du monde musulman. Ces grandes dynasties ont commandité des chefs d'œuvre d'art et d'architecture dans les principaux centres religieux de la région. Attirant les plus érudits, beaucoup d ...
Maximilian I
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Barock & Rokoko
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Siculo-Norman Art
Islamic Culture in Medieval SicilySicily was won from the Aghlabids in 827 and passed to the Fatimids in 948. The Norman Conquest of 1061 finally ousted the Muslims from the Island. Organised into three administrative valla – Val di Mazara, Val di Noto, Val Demone – Islamic Sicily produced singularly imaginative crafts and many religious and civic buildings, resurrecting some Byzantine canons, at times still heavily ...
Mudejar Art
Islamic Aesthetics in Christian ArtMUDEJAR ART: Islamic Aesthetics in Christian Art uncovers the fascinating richness of a genuinely Hispanic cultural and artistic symbiosis that became a distinctive element of Christian Spain after the end of Arab rule. Mudejars were Muslims who were allowed to stay in the reconquered territories and Mudejar artists and craftsmen strongly influenced the culture and art of the new Ch ...
The Ayyubid Era
Art and architecture in Medieval SyriaThe Ayyubid Era: Art and Architecture in Medieval Syria focuses on the unique artistic and architectural development in 12th–13th century Syria, when Atabeg and Ayyubid military resistance to the Crusaders coincided with a great cultural and artistic revival in the most important Syrian cities.The Ayyubid patrons provided educative, religious and charitable institutions; their intense ...
El Arte Mameluco
Esplendor y Magia de los SultanesDe esclavos a sultanes, la historia de los mamelucos es la de una prodigiosa ascensión al poder, una epopeya digna del más emocionante libro de aventuras, donde vemos sucederse revueltas palaciegas e intrigas sangrientas, pero también organización con sentido de futuro, férrea disciplina, campañas heroicas, voluntad indomable, agudeza política y diplomática, expansión comercial. ...
Por Tierras de la Mora Encantada
Portugal es una tierra propicia a saludables reconsideraciones, un lugar ideal para librarse de ciertos tópicos funestos: en la península ibérica, por ejemplo, la primera gran ruptura de una civilización tuvo lugar no a principios del siglo VIII –un periodo asociado tradicionalmente a una de las mayores “invasiones” árabes–, sino más bien durante la “reconquista” cristi ...
Le Manuélin
L'Art Portugais à l'Époque des Grandes DécouvertesLe Manuélin. L'art portugais à l'époque des Grandes Découvertes initie aux splendeurs d'une époque qui a magistralement introduit le Portugal dans l'ère moderne. A la ferveur de la formidable aventure des Grandes Découvertes maritimes, le roi Manuel 1er (1469-1521) entraîne les milieux proches de l'Eglise et de la Couronne dans une entreprise artistique sans précédent. Il en r ...
Los Inicios del Arte Otomano
La herencia de los emiratosEl apogeo del reinado de Suleimán ocultó durante largo tiempo los cambios bruscos y fundacionales que introdujeron en Anatolia los precursores del imperio. La dinastía otomana se labró su destinó entre los primeros emiratos turcos que aprovecharon el debilitamiento del imperio bizantino para establecerse en la península. Pero la supremacía artística, intelectual, social y económ ...
Il Gotico / Tirolo
Un profondo legame unisce il Tirolo allo stile gotico: il singolare corrispondere della nascita di questa regione come entità politica nel corso del XIII secolo con l'affermarsi in campo artistico delle nuove forme slanciate che suggeriscono il movimento, introdotte dal gotico. Il nuovo stile si radica con realizzazioni artistiche che non mancano di caratterizzazioni locali rispetto al ...
Barock & Rokoko (Bayern Süd)
Baroque & RococoDie Sinne schwelgen zu lassen war das Ziel der barocken Kunst. Mit Hilfe prunkvollster Interieurs wurde in Kirchen und Schlössern jedermann die Herrlichkeit göttlicher und weltlicher Ordnung vor Augen geführt. Und welches Land wäre besser dazu geeignet, den barocken Rausch der Sinne nachzuerleben, als Bayern, das wie kein zweites so nachhaltig durch die Barockzeit geprägt wurde, man ...
Ifriqiya
Thirteen Centuries of Art and Architecture in TunisiaTunisia offers a synoptic and chronological vision spanning thirteen centuries of Islamic History. After the creation of Kairouan at the rise of the Islamic era – during which time local traditions were enriched with the distant souvenir of Samarra – successive dynasties embellished the architectural language of the area with their own unique artistic expressions. The Aghlabid monume ...
I Principi della Chiesa
Roma e lo Stato della Chiesa costituiscono un caso unico nella storia d'Europa di principato insieme religioso e secolare. Dalla ricostruzione seguita alla distruzione compiuta dalle truppe di Carlo V nel 1527 (papato di Paolo III Farnese 1534-1549) questa mostra giunge, illustrando l'azione di governo e le committenze artisitiche di undici Papi a ciascuno dei quali è dedicato un percor ...
L'Héritage de l’Islam en Algérie
Art et architecture de la lumièreArt et architecture de la lumière présente les formes les plus variées et les plus riches de l'art islamique du Maghreb central, un héritage artistique important, lié aux événements cruciaux qui ont marqué l'histoire de l'Algérie, depuis l'essor des mouvements religieux dissidents et le règne des grandes dynasties, en passant par le rôle des grands axes de commerce et de pèle ...
Les Omeyyades
Naissance de l'Art IslamiqueLoin d'abolir la liberté des cultes locaux et de bouleverser les organisations urbaines existantes, les Omeyyades ont reconnu les langages esthétiques en vigueur à leur arrivée en Jordanie (41H/661 J.-C.), et en ont réinventé les formes avec une étonnante liberté d'expression. Pour brève qu'ait été leur hégémonie (moins de 90 ans), le rôle des califes omeyyades reste crucia ...
With the MWNF Travel Books each country becomes an exhibition with no frontiers!
All MWNF Travel books are dedicated to a particular country and period and have been compiled, written and illustrated by the academics and photographers of that country.
Most titles are available in several languages, some now also as eBooks and Print on Demand (PoD).
MWNF Travel Books can be used as thematic guides for a new philosophy of travelling “by theme” or to complement traditional guides.
But you can also enjoy them as an armchair traveller: readable texts and excellent photography will accompany you on imaginary tours through museums, monuments and archaeological sites and unveil their historical and cultural context from the local perspective.
The MWNF Travel Books are also academic reference books and most of them are the first publication on the topic.
The books are aimed at people who are interested in history and art, who are aware that mutual understanding requires knowing also the “other's” point of view and who are seeking new travel experiences.
We look forward to welcoming you on our “Exhibition Trails”: exhibitions that invite you, the visitor, to travel around to see the works of art in situ rather than in a static exhibition.
If you wish to know more about tours organised in connection with our Exhibition Trails by our local partner travel agents, please visit http://www.mwnftravels.net
Descubrir el arte islámico
en el MediterráneoLas grandes dinastías islámicas del Mediterráneo son las protagonistas de este libro, junto con su fascinante legado artístico y cultural. Treinta y nueve estudiosos, conservadores de museo y especialistas en patrimonio cultural de 14 países europeos, norteafricanos y de Oriente Próximo son los autores de los 22 capítulos que conducen al lector por 13 siglos de historia, desde la época del ...
Akdeniz’de İslam Sanatını Keşfedin
Akdeniz'deki büyük İslam Hanedanları, büyüleyici sanatsal ve kültürel miraslarıyla beraber bu kitabın başkahramanlarıdır. Avrupa, Kuzey Afrika ve Orta Doğu'daki 14 ülkeden otuz dokuz akademisyen, müze kuratörü ve kültür mirası uzmanı; okuru Hz. Muhammed döneminden Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nun sonuna kadar (1922) 13 yüzyıllık bir tarih yol ...
Islamische Kunst am Mittelmeer
Faszinierende EntdeckungenDie großen islamischen Dynastien des Mittelmeerraums mit ihrem faszinierenden künstlerischen und kulturellen Erbe sind die Protagonisten dieses Buches. 39 Wissenschaftler, Museumskuratoren und Experten für kulturelles Erbe aus 14 Ländern in Europa, Nordafrika und dem Nahen Osten zeichnen als Autoren von 22 Kapiteln, die den Leser durch 13 Jahrhunderte der islamischen Geschichte führen – von ...
إكتشف الفن الإسلامي
في حوض المتوسطالسلالات الإسلامية الحاكمة الكبرى في حوض المتوسط، جنباً إلى جنب مع تراثها الفني والثقافي المبهر، هي أبطال هذا الكتاب. ثمة تسعة وثلاثون باحثاً، وأمينَ متحف، وخبيراً في التراث الثقافي، من 14 بلداً في أوربا، وشمال أفريقيا، ...
Discover Islamic Art
in the MediterraneanThe great Islamic Dynasties of the Mediterranean are the protagonists of this book, together with their fascinating artistic and cultural legacy. Thirty-nine scholars, museum curators and experts in cultural heritage, from 14 countries in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, are the authors of the 22 chapters that take the reader through 13 centuries of Islamic history from the period of the ...
Découvrir l’art islamique
en MéditerranéeEn même temps que leur fascinant héritage artistique et culturel, les grandes dynasties islamiques de la Méditerranée sont les protagonistes de ce livre. 39 chercheurs, conservateurs de musée et spécialistes du patrimoine culturel de 14 pays d'Europe, d'Afrique du Nord et du Proche-Orient sont les auteurs des 22 chapitres qui conduisent le lecteur à travers 13 siècles d'histoire, depuis la ...
À descoberta da arte islâmica
no MediterrâneoAs grandes dinastias islâmicas do Mediterrâneo são as protagonistas deste livro, juntamente com o seu fascinante legado artístico e cultural. Trinta e nove estudiosos, conservadores de museus e especialistas em património cultural de 14 países europeus, norte-africanos e do Próximo Oriente são os autores dos 22 capítulos que conduzem o leitor ao longo de 13 séculos de história, da époc ...
Alla scoperta dell’arte islamica
nel MediterraneoLe grandi dinastie islamiche del Mediterraneo, insieme al loro affascinante lascito artistico e culturale, sono i protagonisti di questo libro. Trentanove studiosi, curatori di musei ed esperti in patrimonio culturale di 14 paesi in Europa, Nord Africa e Medio Oriente, sono gli autori di 22 capitoli che accompagnano il lettore attraverso 13 secoli di storia islamica, dalla predicazione del profeta ...
The books presented in this section have been published in connection with the MWNF Virtual Museum.
They are available in several languages and offer an innovative approach to the various historical and cultural topics, which are presented from a perspective that takes different points of view into consideration.
Our Virtual Museum www.discoverislamicart.org offers numerous possibilities to delve further into the topics of the books.
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