The exhibition aims to explore through prestigious Arabic manuscripts, Persian and Turkish held at the BNF, how at the beginning of Islam, was formed out of the figurative, original art based on geometry, the arabesque and calligraphy. The Total Foundation has, through its financial patronage, permitted the digitization of manuscripts.
Agence de communication culturelle
07 Jul 2011
25 Sep 2011
TOTAL FOUNDATION, PATRON OF THE EXHIBITION: THE ART OF ILLUMINATION IN ISLAM BETWEEN ABSTRACTION AND FIGURATION
Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Site Richelieu, Paris, France
General information
BnF Richelieu
Galerie Mansart, 5 rue Vivienne, Paris IIe
Du mardi au samedi 10h > 19h
Dimanche 12h > 19h
Fermeture lundi et jours fériés
Entrée 7 euros / Tarif réduit 5 euros
DIRECTION
Commissariat : Annie Vernay-Nouri, conservateur au département des Manuscrits, BnF
CONTACT
Sandrine Mahaut / sandrine@claudinecolin.com