Description
An unprecedented in-depth guide to one of the world's most spectacular collections of ancient chess and games pieces
About the Author
Deborah Freeman Fahid is an independent scholar, and former assistant curator and head of publications at The al-Sabah Collection, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, Kuwait. She has worked in the field of Islamic art since 1995, when she was responsible for Islamic manuscripts and works on paper at Christie's, King Street, London. She has contributed to a number of catalogues on Islamic manuscripts for a private collection, and to the catalogue for a recent exhibition on chess in Doha. She has edited several catalogues for The al-Sabah Collection, published by Thames & Hudson: Splendors of the Ancient East: Antiquities from The al-Sabah Collection (2013), Persian Painting: The Arts of the Book and Portraiture (2014) and Arts of the Hellenized East: Precious Metalwork and Gems of the Pre-Islamic Era (2015).
Reviews
'Stunning' - Arab Weekly
Book Information
ISBN 9780500970911
Author Deborah Freeman Fahid
Format Hardback
Page Count 344
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 2030g