Middle Eastern

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781606066485Author Paul CollinsFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint J. Paul Getty MuseumPublisher J. Paul Getty MuseumWeight(grams) 1089gDimensions(mm)...

The Islamic world finds itself increasingly at the epicenter of our escalating climate emergency, both as a locus of the petrochemical industry and as home to extraordinary landscapes in which the effects of environmental transformation are acutely felt...

The first study of album-making in the Ottoman empire during the seventeenth century, demonstrating the period's experimentation, eclecticism, and global outlookThe Album of the World Emperor examines an extraordinary piece of art: an album of paintings,...

The experience of colour in Islamic visual culture has historically been overlooked. In this new approach, Idries Trevathan examines the language of colour in Islamic art and architecture in dialogue with its aesthetic contexts, offering insights into...

Examines the production, distribution, reception and repair of mina'i ware

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781474461399Author Stefano CarboniFormat PaperbackPage Count 456Imprint Edinburgh University PressPublisher Edinburgh University PressWeight(grams)...

A spectacular study of calligraphy, the most esteemed form of visual and textual expression in the Islamic world, through a storied collection of Qur'an manuscripts Spanning more than a millennium, from the seventh through the nineteenth century, Sea...

The latest in the World Stage series of portraits by Kehinde Wiley (born 1977), this volume presents 13 new paintings, the result of the artist's trip to Haiti-a nation that is often presented as a place of chronic poverty, corruption and deprivation. In...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781943208616Author Laurel V McLaughlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 246Imprint Amherst CollegePublisher Amherst CollegeWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 252mm *...

The subject of religion and dress in Turkey has been debated at great length both in academia and the media. Through in-depth ethnographic research into the Turkish fashion market and the work of a category of new comers, namely headscarf-wearing fashion...

Its dry climate means that Egypt boasts an exceptionally rich heritage of preserved ancient textiles. Since 1996, the international research group Textiles from the Nile Valley has been studying these Roman, Byzantine and early-Islamic textile artefacts,...

While the occupation of Iraq and its aftermath has received media and political attention, we know very little about the everyday lives of Iraqis. Iraqi men, women, and children are not merely passive victims of violence, vulnerable recipients of...

In Baghdad, an enormous monument nearly twice the size of the Arc de Triomphe towers over the city. Two huge forearms emerge from the ground, clutching two swords that clash overhead. Those arms are enlarged casts of those of Saddam Hussein, showing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780878209071Author Vera Basch MoreenFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Hebrew Union College Press,U.S.Publisher Hebrew Union College Press,U.S.

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783903131057Author Khaled MattawaFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint VFMKPublisher VFMKWeight(grams) 499g

This book is devoted to a monumental and superbly illuminated very large early fourteenth-century Mamluk Qur'an in muhaqqaq script. It constitutes the final part (Juz' 30) of a superb two-volume Qur'an of which the first volume is preserved in the...

The great Persian poet Firdausi's epic Shahnama, or 'Books of Kings', written at the turn of the eleventh century CE, is a seamless tapestry of historical and legendary material prominently featuring battles and individual struggles with fierce demons...

The subject of religion and dress in Turkey has been debated at great length both in academia and the media. Through in-depth ethnographic research into the Turkish fashion market and the work of a category of new comers, namely headscarf-wearing fashion...

In Urban and Visual Culture in Contemporary Iran, Pedram Dibazar argues that everyday life in Iran is a rich domain of social existence and cultural production. Regular patterns of day-to-day practice in Iran are imbued with forms of expressivity that...

With remarkable breath of vision, Dr. Gehan S. A. Ibrahim background, not with the outer appearance of things, but with their inner reality, the meaning of Islamic ethical culture. Ranging across the literature of the Muslim era, Islamic art objects, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788891832207Author Mona KhazindarPage Count 256Imprint Rizzoli International PublicationsPublisher Rizzoli International PublicationsWeight(grams) 165g

These elegantly slipcased volumes offer an informal and yet richly detailed introduction to the most prominent figures of Arab art; the collection is characterized by medium-size books, each one dedicated to a single artist, superbly illustrated and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913645861Author Andrew Butler-WheelhouseFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Paul Holberton Publishing LtdPublisher Paul Holberton Publishing Ltd

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Illuminator, painter, scribe, clerk, teacher, doctor of theology, restorer and binder, Mesrop was one of the greatest Armenian artists of his and following generations. He was prolific, working for at least forty-two years in Sos (New Julfa) from 1608 to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783902782021Author Abdullah Abdel Hamid El-AttarFormat PaperbackPage Count 236Imprint Museum with No Frontiers, Mwnf (Museum Ohne GrenzePublisher Museum...

Carole and Robert Hillenbrand are acclaimed academics who have made immense contributions to the fields of Islamic history and art history. The respect and affection of the academic community towards them is legendary. For these two volumes, editors Ali...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783902782168Author Abd Al-Razzaq MoazFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Museum Ohne Grenzen (Museum with No Frontiers)Publisher Museum Ohne Grenzen...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780648181316Author Mikolai NapieralskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 242Imprint American 80sPublisher American 80sWeight(grams) 327g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780986263682Author Nasrat KakarFormat PaperbackPage Count 588Imprint America's Sacrifices in Mythological Afghanistan.Publisher America's Sacrifices in...

Edited by Oleg Grabar, one of the leading experts in Islamic art history, along with Cynthia Robinson, this book breaks new ground in the field of Middle Eastern art history. While illuminated manuscripts from Persia and the Arab world are outstanding...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789657619186Author Sali ArielFormat PaperbackPage Count 82Imprint Lkp Ltd.Publisher Lkp Ltd.Weight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm * 5mm

The tales of the mi'raj describe the prophet Muhammad's journey through the heavens, his encounters with prophets and angels, and his visit to heaven and hell. The tales are among Islam's most popular, appearing in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780870700859Author Fereshteh DaftariFormat HardbackPage Count 112Imprint Museum of Modern ArtPublisher Museum of Modern Art

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780615837413Author Waseem RahmanFormat PaperbackImprint Art by WaseemPublisher Art by WaseemWeight(grams) 104g

As elsewhere in the Middle East, the Mosul area witnessed a flourishing of Christian art during the thirteenth century. Discussing both art-historical and written sources, this book examines the role of art in expressing the identity of Mosul's Syrian...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788891833068Author Mona KhazindarFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Mondadori ElectaPublisher Mondadori ElectaWeight(grams) 1072gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783447061971Author Helga RebhanFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint HarrassowitzPublisher HarrassowitzWeight(grams) 1179gDimensions(mm) 267mm * 213mm * 25mm