Art of Islam : language and meaning /
Titus Burckhardt ; foreword by Seyyed Hossein Nasr ; introduction by Jean-Louis Michon.
- Commemorative ed.
- xiv, 239 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 26 cm
- Sacred art in tradition .
Prologue: the Ka'ba -- The birth of Islamic art -- The question of images -- The common language of Islamic art -- Art and liturgy -- The art of sedentaries and Nomadic art -- Synthesis --The city -- Glossary