Islam & the Middle East
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Kushan Coins: a catalogue based on the Kushan, Kushano-Sasanian and Kidarite Hun coins in the British Museum, 1st−5th centuries AD [Paperback]
Joe Cribb(Author); Robert Bracey(Author)
$80.00ISBN: 9780861591916
Published by : British Museum
The coinage of the Kushan kings (1st to 4th centuries) and of their immediate successors the Sasanian Kushanshahs (3rd−4th centuries) and the Kidarite Hun Kushanshahs (4th−5th centuries) are a key component of our understanding of the ... .... Learn More -
Charles Masson: Collections from Begram and Kabul Bazaar, Afghanistan 1833–1838 [Paperback]
Elizabeth Errington(Author)
$80.00ISBN: 9780861592197
Published by : British Museum
The book discusses and catalogues Charles Masson’s 1833–8 collections from the urban site of Begram and Kabul bazaar. It utilises Masson archival material which appears as a supplementary BM online publication The Charles Masson Archiv... .... Learn More -
Ceramic Exchange and Indian Ocean Economy (AD 400–1275) [Paperback]
Seth M.N. Priestman(Author)
$80.00ISBN: 9780861592234
Published by : British Museum
Series: British Museum Research Publications
Volume: 223
From AD 500–1000, the Indian Ocean emerged as a global commercial center, and by around 750–800 a sophisticated trade network had been established involving the movement of goods from Japan and China in the east, to southern Africa and... .... Learn More -
Faḍāʾil-i Balkh, or The Merits of Balkh: Annotated translation with commentary and introduction of the oldest surviving history of Balkh in Afghanistan [Hardback]
Arezou Azad(Author); Edmund Herzig(Author); Ali Mir-Ansari(Editor)
$175.00Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781913604004
Published by : Gibb Memorial Trust
This is a critical edition and translation of the medieval local history of Balkh, known as Faḍāʾil-i Balkh ("The Merits of Balkh"), which was completed in 610 Hijrī (1214 CE) in Arabic by Shaykh al-Islām Ab$... .... Learn More -
Copper, Brass and Bronze of Iran: From the late 14th to the mid-18th century in the Hermitage Collection [Hardback]
Anatoli Ivanov(Author)
$38.00ISBN: 9781898592372
Published by : Azimuth Editions
In Western Europe the Golden Age of Islamic metalwork in Iran was (and is) generally considered to be the earlier period, and later metalwork was collected almost by accident and has been correspondingly little studied and poorly published, though... .... Learn More -
Islam and Democracy: Voices of Muslims amongst us [Paperback]
Amédée Edward Turner(Author); Davide Tacchini(Author)
$17.00ISBN: 9788869771774
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Politics
During the last six years, a team of scholars, researchers and religious leaders in Europe and the USA worked tirelessly, organising over seventy discussion groups that included members of the local Muslim communities. This volume presents for the... .... Learn More -
The Turkish Baths of Hungary: Archaeological Remains of the Ottoman Era [Paperback]
Adrienn Papp(Author)
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Islam: An Illustrated Journey [Hardback]
Farhad Daftary(Author); Zulfikar Hirji(Author)
$44.95ISBN: 9781898592358
Published by : Azimuth Editions
The book contains a multitude of images, graphics, maps and charts, features many of the masterpieces of art, architecture and literature produced by Muslims along with an easy-to-use glossary and a detailed bibliography that will appeal to both g... .... Learn More -
Codicological and Orthographical Analysis of Kitāb Ġurar al-fawāyd by aš-Šarīf al-Murtaḍā MS. 1665 H 43 Biblioteca Ambrosiana [Paperback]
Ali Faraj(Author)
$12.00ISBN: 9788869771583
Published by : Mimesis International
Series: Abraxas / Essays
During a period of over five years of work in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana in Milan, the author has examined the majority of its Arabic manuscripts in order to provide some elementary codicological data.
This monograph describes the Kitāb &... .... Learn More -
Late Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic Glyphs and Stamp Seals in the British Museum [Paperback]
Simon Denham(Author)
$80.00ISBN: 9780861592081
Published by : British Museum
Series: British Museum Research Publications
Volume: 208
Stamp seals were used in a similar way to modern signet rings: a negative object used to impress a design into another material, often clay. They are common from around 7000 BC and have remained in use in parts of the world continuously until the ... .... Learn More
