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| Al Kalima.
[ISLAMIC ARTS MUSEUM CATALOGUE]. Stock ID: 73689 Colour map, sketch plan, decorative endpapers, profuse colour photographic illustrations, 167pp, glossary, references, historical chart, pictorial covers, quarto. Catalogue published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name of Islamic calligraphy on various objects, ranging from books to bowls, clothing and textiles to weapons. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 73689) ... more |
AU$55.50 |
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Crescent Moon. Islamic Art and Civilisation in Southeast Asia.
BENNETT, JAMES. Stock ID: 94607 Maps, full page colour photographic illustrations, 303pp, bibliography, dustjacket, large quarto. Published to accompany the exhibition of the same title, at the Art Gallery of South Australia, November 2005 to January 2006, and the National Gallery of Australia, February to May 2006. This large book features major international works of art, including textiles, jewellery and calligraphy, from Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore as well as extraordinary works from the National Gallery of Australia. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 94607) ... more |
AU$95.00 |
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Beyond Boundaries. Tents of the Islamic World.
BARAKAT, HEBA. Stock ID: 88889 Colour maps, decorative endpapers, colour photographic and black and white line illustrations, 133pp, notes, bibliography, square quarto. This book was published in conjunction with the exhibition Beyond Boundaries - Tents of the Islamic World in cooperation with the Ethnography Museum, Hamburg, Germany in 2003. The objective of the show was to provide a fuller picture of the importance of tents within the Islamic world, demonstrating their lightness, openness and stability, based on pre-calculated tensile forces. The enduring nature of the tent offers us the opportunity to appreciate its form from many perspectives - architecture, art, history, technology and sociology. Publisher's description. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 88889) ... more |
AU$76.95 |
| The Art of the Ancient Near East.
LLOYD, SETON. Stock ID: 59369 Map, many colour and black and white illustrations, 303pp, bibliography, index, free endpapers and edges lightly foxed, light shelf wear dustjacket, otherwise very good. Egypt, Turkey, Persia, Iraq etc. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 59369) ... more |
AU$35.00 |
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| Egyptian Art. An Introduction.
DE RACHEWILTZ, BORIS. Stock ID: 67923 Map, black and white line illustrations and colour and black and white photographic plates, 256pp, chronology, bibliography, index, minor wear price-clipped dustjacket, now protected. Translated by R.H. Boothroyd. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 67923) ... more |
AU$33.00 |
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| Arts & The Islamic World.
[MIDDLE EASTERN ART]. Stock ID: 68542 Colour and black and white photographic and line illustrations, 76pp, some minor wear to extremities, quarto, wrappers. Articles in this issue of Arts & the Islamic World include 'Bihzad and Herat Renaissance' - Dr Mulk Raj Anand; 'A Niche for Lights. Symbol and Function in Islamic Sacred Architecture' - Rolph Blakstad; 'Indigenous Building Styles of Saudi Arabia' - Shirley Kay. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 68542) ... more |
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| An Introduction to Islamic Arms.
NORTH, ANTHONY. Stock ID: 73926 Colour and black and white photographic illustrations, 48pp, glossary, further reading, covers trifle worn, hardback. Covers firearms, swords, maces, axes, and staff-weapons. Part of the Victoria and Albert Museum Introductions to the Decorative Arts series. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 73926) ... more |
AU$55.00 |
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| Studies in Muslim Iconography. I. The Unicorn.
ETTINGHAUSEN, RICHARD. Stock ID: 74720 xii + 209pp + black and white photographic plates, index, very clean and sound copy in creased wrappers. Smithsonian Institution Freer Gallery of Art Occasional Papers. Publication 3993 (When referring to this item please quote stockid 74720) ... more |
AU$50.00 |
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| Islamic Arts.
KUHNEL, ERNST. Stock ID: 91055 Many colour and black and white plates, viii + 255pp, select bibliography, index, price clipped dustjacket showing light wear, now protected, a very good copy. Includes sections on books, pottery, metalwork, glass and crystal, ivory, wood, stone and stucco. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 91055) ... more |
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Islamic Design. A Genius for Geometry.
SUTTON, DAUD. Stock ID: 123059 Black and white illustrations, 58pp, small octavo, dustjacket. Across the Islamic world, illuminating Korans from Morocco to Malaysia, and adorning mosques, mausoleums, and palaces, are hidden some of the most exquisite geometrical devices ever conceived by man. In this excellent little book, geometer Daud Sutton unravels the mystery of Islamic patterns, explaining where they come from, how to draw them, and hinting at the Divine messages they encode. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 123059) ... more |
AU$17.95 |
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Islamic Geometric Patterns.
BROUG, ERIC. Stock ID: 123227 Illustrations, 119pp, with CD-ROM, paperback. Geometric patterns are perhaps the most recognizable visual expressions of Islamic art and architecture, magnificent in their beauty and awe-inspiring in their execution. Now, with the aid of this book, anyone can learn how to master this ancient art and create intricate patterns or re-create classic examples. An introduction guides the reader through the basics, and is followed by some of the best examples of geometric patterns from around the world, arranged into three levels of complexity, with careful, step-by-step instructions taking the reader through the stages of composition. This book also includes a CD-ROM, allowing you to experiment with Islamic geometric patterns on the computer. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 123227) ... more |
AU$45.00 |
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The Minbar of Saladin. Reconstructing a Jewel of Islamic Art.
SINGER, LYNETTE. (EDITOR) Stock ID: 127744 Colour illustrations, 206pp, glossary, bibliography, index, dustjacket. This is the remarkable story of one of the masterpieces of Islamic art. Made in the middle of the 12th century, this wooden pulpit, perhaps the finest ever seen, stood in the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem for some eight hundred years until it was burned down in 1969 by a tourist claiming to be acting on orders from God. Its loss to the Muslim world was immense and so the decision was taken by the mosque's guardians, the Jordanian royal family to rebuild it. Nobody, however, could have guessed just how complicated the process would be, nor how long it would take. With the secrets of the original construction all but lost, to rebuild the Minbar of Saladin required not only the unravelling of its astonishingly complex geometry, but also the revival of almost extinct crafts. The solutions to these problems were often to be found in unexpected places, and involved scholars and craftsmen from around the world. This book, which accompanies the television film 'Stairway to Heaven', is the first to document the minbar's creation, destruction and reconstruction. However, it is also a meditation on the beauty of sacred art and the fragility of our cultural heritage. Packed with fascinating images, both of the minbar itself and of other key works, it will appeal to all those interested in Islamic art, sacred geometry, the history of the Holy Land, and the revival of traditional crafts. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 127744) ... more |
AU$90.00 |
| Turkish Ceramics.
OZ, TAHSIN. Stock ID: 38402 49 pages of text, 75 plates, 144 drawings (85 striking coloured plates, some folding), quarto. Endpapers and title page browned otherwise very clean. Binding little worn at corners and along lower edge. Small folio. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 38402) ... more |
AU$275.00 |
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The Arts of Islam. Treasures from the Nasser D Khalili Collection.
ROGERS, J.M. Stock ID: 118041 Colour photographic illustraions, 295pp, index, paperback. This book shows the extraordinary diversity of Islamic art throughout the ages. It includes The Qur'an, metalwork pottery, stone and stucco, manuscripts, woodwork, painting, carpets and textiles, the mughal treasure, qajar enamels, and lacquerwork. This outstanding collection is considered amongst the finest in the world and offers a unique opportunity for the reader to enjoy this remarkable exhibition. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 118041) ... more |
AU$59.95 |
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Islamic Calligraphy.
BLAIR, SHEILA S. Stock ID: 96589 Colour and black and white illustrations, xxxvii + 679pp, bibliography, index, paperback. The extensive use of writing is one of the hallmarks of Islamic civilisation. Calligraphy, the art of writing beautifully, became one of the main methods of artistic expression from the 7th century, in almost all regions from the far Maghrib, or Islamic West, to the Indian sub-continent. This text explains this art form to modern readers and shows them how to identify, understand and appreciate its varied styles and modes. The aims of the book are to offer a standardised terminology and reference work for identifying styles of Islamic calligraphy, and to help Westerners appreciate why calligraphy is so important in Islamic civilisation. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 96589) ... more |
AU$99.95 |
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Traces of the Calligrapher. Islamic Calligraphy in Practice, C. 1600-1900.
MCWILLIAMS, MARY, AND DAVID J. ROXBURGH. Stock ID: 128236 Colour photographic illustrations, xii + 96pp, notes, index. In Islamic culture, calligraphy has long been considered a quintessential art form. This beautiful writing practice constitutes an expression of piety, and calligraphers are among the most highly esteemed artists. "Traces of the Calligrapher" portrays the intimate world of the calligrapher during the early modern period of Islamic culture. It brings together the 'tools of the trade' - works in their own right that are rarely exhibited or published - and the exquisite art made with these functional objects in India, Iran, and Turkey. This richly illustrated and fascinating book presents exceptional works of the 7th through 19th centuries, drawn primarily from an unrivaled private collection. It features pens, pen boxes, chests, tables, paper scissors, knives, burnishers, and book bindings of superb manufacture and design, accompanied by examples of calligraphy that were executed as practice exercise, occasional works, wall hangings, and manuscripts. (When referring to this item please quote stockid 128236) ... more |
AU$49.95 |