Art & Architecture

ISBN: 9789774248603
Published by : American Univ. in Cairo Press
Cairo's museums are home to some of the richest collections of Islamic art in the world. Long the seat of great dynasties, whose rulers and descendents both amassed and patronised works of art, Cairo's status as one of the wealthiest and most popu... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783700136460
Published by : Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
What is special about this manuscript? The poet Khaqani-Shirvani - usually known as Khaqani - is considered one of the great early classical authors of Persian literature, despite his controversial idiosyncratic and complex style. The poem, un... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789649677002
Published by : Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
The artworks currently showcased have been collected jointly by Tehran Museum of Contemporary Arts (TMCA) and Iran's Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (ICHTO). The collection on show includes not only some of the golden pages of the re... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780199201952
Published by : Oxford University Press
The 26 Oriental manuscripts (41 treatises) now at St John's College, Oxford, reflect the varying ways in which Europeans have sought to make themselves familiar with the cultures of the East. Acquired during the seventeenth to nineteenth centur... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783515050159
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Verzeichnis der Orientalischen Handschriften in Deutschland (VOHD)
Volume: 17,B 4
Der Bestand der SUB an arabischen Handschriften ist zum ersten Mal 1894 katalogisiert worden und beschreibt 135 Handschriften. An diesen Katalog knuepft der vorliegende mit Cod. Ms. arab. 136 als erster und Cod. Ms. arab. 180 als letzter beschrieb... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841715933
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This volume grew out of a symposium held at the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology in Philadelphia in 2000. Entitled "Anatomy of a Medieval Islamic City," the symposium highlighted a series of papers presented by gradua... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781841716084
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This analysis of trade in the Western Indian Ocean between the Sasanian period in the 4th century AD and the present day is based on a classification of ceramics from Ras al-Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. Many thousands of fragments have ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781885923349
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
This volume addresses the topical interest in Islam, studying the process of its spread throughout the medieval world and the process of conversion to this religion and adoption of its cultural life. The evidence is presented in a series of ess... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9788489162273
The rich monumental heritage and setting of the Alhambra exercised a strong fascination on the early photographers and provided an inexhaustible resource within the professional lives of many others. For a large number of the travellers at that... .... Learn More