Monumentality in Mamluk and Mongol Art and Architecture

A comparison of Mamluk and Ilkhanid patronage of art and architecture with that of their contemporaries and predecessors can help to elucidate the reasons for the large discrepancies between them in terms of monumentality. O'Kane attempts to bring into clearer focus the concept of monumentality...

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Published in:Art history 1996-12, Vol.19 (4), p.499-522
Main Author: Kane, Bernard O'
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Art history
Islam
Politics
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Summary:A comparison of Mamluk and Ilkhanid patronage of art and architecture with that of their contemporaries and predecessors can help to elucidate the reasons for the large discrepancies between them in terms of monumentality. O'Kane attempts to bring into clearer focus the concept of monumentality in early and medieval Islamic art.
ISSN:0141-6790
1467-8365
DOI:10.1111/j.1467-8365.1996.tb00683.x