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The Mediation of Ornament. The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, 1989 by Oleg Grabar

The Mediation of Ornament. The A.W. Mellon Lectures in the Fine Arts, 1989 by Oleg Grabar

$ 150.00

In this richly illustrated book, Oleg Grabar shares a veteran art historian's love for the sheer sensuality of ornamentation. Grabar analyzes early and medieval Islamic objects and uses this art to show how ornament in general enables a direct, immediate encounter between viewers and art objects from any culture and time period.

Year: 1992

Hardcover

Condition: Very Good (Slight wear on dust jacket)

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