Search results for 'islamic'

ISBN: 9781874780540
Published by : Khalili Collections
Series: NDK COLLECTION OF ISLAMIC ART
Volume: 4.1
This, the first of the two volumes devoted to Qur'an manuscripts produced in the period after 1600, deals mainly with Ottoman, Iranian, and Indian Qur'ans of the 17th and 18th centuries, but also includes material from China and North and East ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781874780649
Published by : Khalili Collections
Series: NDK COLLECTION OF ISLAMIC ART
Volume: 23
This is the first work devoted entirely to Islamic art of the 19th century. Through a series of essays and entries on the 188 objects in various media, the catalogue reflects the issues confronting Islamic artists and their patrons during this ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789088900198
Published by : Sidestone Press
In 1979, the world was taken by surprise when the Iranian people revolted against their westernized ruling elite, and traded in the Shah for a radical Islamic republic ruled by the most senior Shiite cleric, ayatollah Khomeini. The Islamic rev... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780861591763
Published by : British Museum Company Ltd.
Series: British Museum Research Publication
Volume: 176
This book expands upon a conference held at the British Museum in 2008 that brought together scholars from differing fields specialising in ancient North Africa. This multidisciplinary approach allowed a number of subjects to be enriched throug... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789088900549
Published by : Sidestone Press
This book provides a comprehensive analysis of Animism as a religion and a culture of the Nilotic peoples of the Upper River Nile in modern "Southern Sudan". It gives an account of how the animistic ritual performances of the divine chief-pries... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780897223195
Published by : American Numismatic Society
Cultural Change: Jewish, Christian and Islamic Coins of the Holy Land is a full color catalogue of the coins featured in the ANS acclaimed temporary exhibit of the same name. All coins are illustrated in full color, with explanatory text... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780907132936
Published by : Pindar Press
Professor Anna Muthesius is a leading specialist on Byzantine silks. This book brings together the most important of her papers published over 20 years on Byzantine and related silks from 400 to 1200 AD. Some of the papers and plates are curren... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780907132622
Published by : Pindar Press
Ernst Grube's research on Islamic painting over more than three decades has dealt with materials, issues and problems ranging from 10th-century Egypt through Ottoman Turkey to 19th-century Persia. The studies collected in this volume represent ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780521669931
Published by : Cambridge University Press
Written by a team of leading specialists on Islamic history, this book discusses, with sumptuous illustrations, many aspects of Muslim culture. Includes studies on religion, politics, commerce, education, art and the interaction between Islam a... .... Learn More