Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity Geometrie Bevor Kahn vor der antisemitischen

Bevor Kahn vor der antisemitischen Hetze der aufziehenden Nazizeit aus Deutschland floh und es dank seines Fürsprechers Albert Einstein schließlich schaffte

Shaikha Al Mazrou

um komplexes Wissen visuell eingängig zu verpacken

which was completed after Kahn’s death

die auf Grundlage der XXL-Monografie entstand

Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity Geometrie Bevor Kahn vor der antisemitischenA sumptuous exploration of the ways in which the Islamic arts have inspired the famous jewelry house Cartier, this book accompanies a major exhibition at the Muse des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, and the Dallas Museum of Art. Louis Cartier (18751942), the grandson of Cartier founder Louis Franois, was an impassioned collector and patron of the arts. He was particularly entranced by Islamic arts, especially Persian book arts: their geometric shapes, color