Central Asian Art (Temporis)

The strict prohibition on the representation of the human form has channelled artistic creation into architecture and architectural decoration. There is a basic simplicity of lifestyle among rich and poor which permeates the whole of Asia, so that purely decorative objects, such as are found in the West, are frowned upon. This book is a magical tour through Central Asia - Khirgizia, Tadjikistan, Turkmenia, and Uzbekistan - a cradle of Ancient civilisations and a repository of the oriental arts inspired by Buddhism and Islam. There are magnificent, full-colour photographs of the abandoned cities of Mervand Urgench, Khiva, the capital of the Kharezm, with its mausoleum of Sheikh Seid Allahuddin, and "the Golden Road to Samarkand, " the Blue City, a center of civilisation for 2,500 Years.Parkstone Press Staff is the author of 'Central Asian Art (Temporis)' with ISBN 9781859951583 and ISBN 1859951589.