Art & Architecture
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The Persian Book of Kings: The Persian Book of Kings [Hardback]
Charles Melville (Author);Firuza Abdullaeva (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9781851243464
Published by : Bodleian Library
Oxbow says: The Shahnama or The Book of Kings was one of the greatest epic poems ever written. Completed in AD 1010 by its author Firdausi, it tells the history of mankind from the creation of the world (with Iran at the centre) to the des... .... Learn More -
The Minbar of Saladin [Hardback]
Lynette Singer (Author)
£29.95ISBN: 9780500238431
Published by : Thames and Hudson
The minbar (pulpit) of Saladin dated to the mid twelfth century, and stood in the Al-Aqsa mosque until its destruction by flames in 1969. This book details the difficult process of reconstruction, introducing the reader to the key principles of... .... Learn More -
The Arts of the Muslim Knight [Hardback]
Bashir Mohamed (Author)
£55.00ISBN: 9788876248771
Published by : Skira editore
This huge and magnificently illustrated volume showcases the collection of early Islamic arms and armour held at the Institut du monde Arabe. Around four hundred pieces are pictured, described and analysed here, ranging in date from the eighth ... .... Learn More -
Arts of the City Victorious: Islamic Art and Architecture in Fatimid North Africa [Hardback]
Jonathan M Bloom (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9789774161292
Published by : American Univ. in Cairo Press
The Fatimids ruled in North Africa and Egypt from 909-1171 and produced some distinctive and spectacular art and architecture, which this lavishly illustrated book synthesises into an impressively detailed one volume study. The Fatimid period w... .... Learn More -
Cairo of the Mamluks: A History of Architecture and its Culture [Hardback]
Doris Abouseif (Author)
£59.50ISBN: 9781845115494
Published by : Tauris & Co Ltd
This immaculately designed book is set out in two distinct parts. The first offers a survey of Mamluk history and culture, from their usurpation of power as slave soldiers in 1250 to their final overthrow in 1517. The Mamluks were dedicated pat... .... Learn More -
Architecture for the Dead: Cairo's Medieval Necropolis [Hardback]
Galila El Kadi (Author);Alain Bonnamy (Author)
£23.95ISBN: 9789774160745
Published by : ABC-Clio Ltd
The great medieval necropolis of Cairo, comprising two main areas that together stretch twelve kilometers from north to south, constitutes a major feature of the citys urban landscape. With monumental and smaller-scale mausolea dating from all ... .... Learn More -
Qur'an Manuscripts: Calligraphy, Illumination, Design [Hardback]
Colin F. Baker (Author)
Regular Price: £20.00
Special Price: £7.95
ISBN: 9780712306898
Published by : British Library
Packed full of full colour photographs, this volume explains the development of Qur'anic manuscript production and illumination, drawing on examples from all over the Islamic world ranging from the 7th to the 19th centuries. It also looks at ho... .... Learn More -
Egypt and Syria in the Fatimid, Ayyubid and Mamluk Eras [Hardback]
U. Vermeulen (Author)
£120.00ISBN: 9789042919457
Published by : Peeters Press
A large volume containing thirty one essays on a huge variety of topics related to medieval Egypt and Syria, the result of three colloquia held from 2002-04. Themes include the internal power politics of Egypt, responses to the crusades, the ec... .... Learn More -
Mamluk Metalwork Fittings in their Artistic and Architectural Context [Paperback]
Luit Mols (Author)
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Daily Life Ornamented: The Medieval Persian City of Rayy (OIMP 26) [Paperback]
Tanya Treptow (Author)
£18.99ISBN: 9781885923516
Published by : Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago
Series: Oriental Institute Museum Publications
Volume: 26
Archaeologists work with broken fragments to build pictures of life in past societies. In many excavations, the most abundant fragments we work with are broken pieces of ceramic vessels and objects (we call them "sherds"), which we find by the ... .... Learn More