Crescent Moon: Islamic Art And Civilisation in Southeast Asia

Crescent Moon introduces the beauty and complexity of Southeast Asian Islamic art and cuture. 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 cyce, 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 idigenous 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.

Hardcover with dust jacket

Book condition: New

Jacket condition: New

Author: James Bennet

Dimensions: 25 x 33 cm

Print length: 304 Pages

Language: English

Publication date: 2005

Publisher: Art Gallery of South Australia

ISBN: ‎ 9780730830306