This book gives a lively and concise overview of Islamic art from its beginnings to modern times. It outlines not only the fundamentals found in the whole of the Islamic world but also the diverse regional traditions that shape the richness of Islamic art. Lorenz Korn explains ‘aniconism’ in Islam and its effects on art, and introduces us to the various categories of Islamic art, from calligraphy and decorative arts to the illumination of manuscripts, from the architecture of palaces and burial monuments to the many different forms of mosque.