Islamic Art

ISBN: 9780906094570
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
Series: Gibb Memorial Trust Arabic Studies
One of the problems pervading the study of medieval Islamic technology is the lack of surviving technical treatises. Tradition tended to be handed down by example and by word of mouth, and apprenticeships could last for decades. Fortunately, h... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781848853324
Published by : Tauris & Co Ltd
Composed more than a millennium ago, the "Shahnameh" - the great royal book of the Persian court - recounts the history of the Persian people from its mythic origins down to the Islamic conquest in the seventh century. The contributors shed lig... .... Learn More

ISBN: 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

ISBN: 9780856687440
Published by : Aris & Phillips
Series: A & P MIDDLE EAST STUDIES
The original manuscript of On Hunting was presented to the Hafsid Sultan of North Africa al-Mustansir bi-Allah, known as al-Mansur, in 1247. He was a passionate hunter with Saluqis, falcons and other predators on his estate at Bizerte. The co... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780712345453
Published by : British Library
This study, the published 1996 Panizzi Lectures, examines how Arabic learning, which became so pervasive in England from the 11th to 13th centuries, was introduced into different areas of scholarship, from religious and noble establishments to ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781874780557
Published by : Khalili Collections
Series: NDK COLLECTION OF ISLAMIC ART
Volume: 5

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ISBN: 9780691000404
Published by : Princeton University Press
This reader combines extensive passages from early Islamic texts with commentary on the meaning and history of the selected pieces. The book is divided in to eight chapters, devoted to different aspects of the Moslem faith: The past, sacred and... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781874780519
Published by : Khalili Collections
Series: NDK COLLECTION OF ISLAMIC ART
Volume: 1
This splendid book describes the Qur'ans of the eight to tenth centuries in the Khalili Collection. It provides an exotically illustrated catalogue with detailed scholarship encompassing the history of the subject. .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781874780700
Published by : Khalili Collections
The Atlas is accompanied by a text "Piri Reis and Turkish Mapmaking after Columbus". Piri Reis was the Ottoman naval commander and cartographer who played a leading role in transmitting Columbus's discoveries. The charts are largely based on h... .... Learn More