Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity Paris Travel Guides and the USA

and the USA

intensify the experience of place

who infuses traditional design with innovation and style to create gracious and livable houses

' – Edd Kimber

Cartier and Islamic Art: In Search of Modernity Paris Travel Guides and the USAA 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