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A Brief Guide To Al-Haram Al-Sharif
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Jerusalem. Supreme Moslem Council.: Printed at the Greek Convent Press, 1924. Stapled paper wrappers. Rear wrapper is missing a piece along a perforation showing part of stamp. This may have been a price or a tax. Internally very good. 8vo. 12 pp. of text plus 7 full page photographs. . There is a note to the effect that the photographs were supplied by the American Colony. more information
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Islamic Works of Art, Carpets and Textiles. Sale: October12th and 13th, 1982. Code word for sale is "Mehrab."
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London: Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co. Prices realised list loosely laid in. Stiff pictorial paper covers. Private owner's catalog number on inside front cover. Covers show a little wear. Internally fine. 4to. 296 pp. 137 full page color plates, 3 color gate folds, 117 b/w. plates. bibliography. more information
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Catalogue Of Persian, Turkish And Arabic Manuscripts, Indian And Persian Miniatures from the celebrated collection formed by Sir Thomas Phillips Bt. (1792-1872), The property of the Trustees of the Robinson Trust. Sale: November 25th and 26th, 1968. seri
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London: Sotheby & Co. Some lots have prices realised in ink. Boards. Corners bumped, a small abrasion on front cover. Internally very good +. 4to. 140 pp. 5 color plates, 50 b/w. plates. more information
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Price: $65.00
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Islamic Ceramics
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Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1991. decorated boards. fine. 8vo. 79 pp. 48 color plates, 12 b/w illus. bibliography. map. more information
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Price: $20.00
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Turkish Art and Architecture
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New York: Praeger, 1971. cloth. fine in dj. lg. 4to. 33 color plates, 282 b/w illus. 67 plans, 3maps. bibliography. Index of names, Index of general subjects, 8 pages of dynastic tables, 12 page glossary. more information
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Islamic Textiles
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London: British Museum Press, 1995. cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 192 pp. 76 color illus. 58 b/w illus. extensive bibliography. map. more information
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Moorish Style
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London: Phaidon, 1996. cloth. fine in dj. folio, 240 pp. 232 color plates, 22 b/w illus. bibliography. glossary, places to visit. more information
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Oriental Rugs, A Comprehensive Guide
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Greenwich, Ct.: New York Graphic Society, 1973. cloth. fine in dj. folio, 196 pp. 32 color plates, 179 b/w illus. bibliographies. 13 maps. more information
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Price: $75.00
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Treasures of Islam. Essays by 10 authors
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Secaucus, N. J.: Wellfleet Press, 1985. cloth. fine in dj. folio, 400 pp. 567 color plates, bibliography. Subjects covered: Aesthetics of Islam, Private collectors and Islamic arts of the book, The arts of the book, Ceramics, Metalwork, Arms and Armour, Carpets and textiles, Architectural ornament and decorative arts and the art of Islamic coinage. more information
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Sasanian Silver, Late Antique and Early Mediaeval Arts Of Luxury From Iran. Exhibition: August -September, 1967 (Quantity available: 2)
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Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Museum of Art, 1967. Paperback. fine. sm. 4to. 158 pp. 82 b/w illus. map. more information
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Persian Art, The Parthian and Sassanian Dynasties, 249 B.C. - A.D. 651, Trans. by Stuart Gilbert and James Emmons. Series; The Arts of Mankind. series editor: Andre Malraux and Georges Salles
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New York: Golden Press, 1962. cloth. Previous owner's name on title page. Fine in dj. and publisher's slipcase. lg. 4to 405 pp. 142 color plates (several folding), 394 b/w plates, bibliography. maps, glossarial index. more information
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Price: $135.00
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Studies In Islamic History And Civilization. Text in English. series: Scripta Hierosolymitana. Vol. IX
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Cloth. previous owner's name on front free endpaper. Fine in dj. lg. 8vo. 228 pp. more information
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Ancient Art from Afghanistan. Exhibition: Royal Academy of Arts, Dec. 6, 1967 - Jan. 28, 1968
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London: Arts Council of Great Britain, 1967. Paperback. fine. 8vo. 38 pp. 23 b/w illus. bibliography. more information
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Indian and Persian Miniatures from the Collection of Everett and Ann McNear
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South Bend, Indiana: University Art Gallery, 1967. Paperback. fine. 8vo. 38 pp. 4 color plates, 30 b/w illus. This exhibition traveled for a year to 5 other museums. more information
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Price: $15.00
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Asia Minor. Trans. from German by Norma Deane
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New York: William Morrow, 1957. cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 32 pp. of text plus 8 color plates and 160 b/w photogravure plates. more information
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Masterpieces of Persian Art. With contributions by Phyllis Ackerman and Eric Schroeder
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New York: Dryden Press, 1945. decorated boards. fine in slipcase. 4to. 204 pp. 9 color plates, 155 b/w plates. more information
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Price: $90.00
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A History of Turkish Painting
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Istanbul and Seattle: Palasar SA. in association with the Univ. of Washington Press, 1988. 2nd edition. cloth. fine in dj. folio, 444 pp. 490 color plates. Includes 84 plates of Miniatures and Paintings done between the 16th and 19th centuries. more information
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Islamic Art in the Keir Collection. Foreword by Basil Gray. series: The Keir Collection, V. 5
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London: Faber & Faber, 1988. cloth. fine in dj. folio, 316 pp. 32 color plates, 261 b/w illus. bibliographies. The dedication of this book is worth quoting, "To the Memory of Gerald Reitlinger who taught the collector so much about The Missing Period in Islamic ceramics. more information
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Die Kunst Des Alten Persien. series editor: William Cohn. series: Die Kunst Des Ostens. Band V
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Berlin: Bruno Cassirer Verlag., 1922. boards, linen spine. very good. 4to. 69 pp. of text. 150 pp. of b/w illus. more information
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Shah ÔAbbas & the Arts of Isfahan. exhibition dates: October 11 - December 2, 1973
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New York. Asia House Gallery.: Distirbuted by New York Graphic Society for The Asia Society Inc., 1973. Cloth. fine in chipped dj. 4to. 152 pp. 97 color and b/w plates. Bibliography, biographies of artists, coinage of the Safavis. more information
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The Miniature In Persian Art. exhibition dates: April 9 Through May 9, 1963
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Chicago: Arts Club Of, 1963. Paperback. fine. 4to. 27 pp. 36 b/w. illus. The exhibition was organised and installed by Everett McNear. more information
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The Eastern Carpet in the Western World from the 15th to the 17th Century. exhibition dates: May 20 - July 10, 1983
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London: Arts Council of Great Britain. Hayward Gallery, 1983. decorated paper covers. fine. 4to. 112 pp. 21 color plates, 86 b/w illus. bibliography. map, more information
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Oriental Gardens, An Illustrated History
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San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1992. cloth. fine in dj. 4to. color & b/w. bibliography. Gardens of Ottoman Turkey, Iran, India, China, Japan and Southwest Asia are covered here. more information
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Persian Painting, Five Royal Safavid Manuscripts of the Sixteenth Century
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New York: George Braziller, 1976. cloth. fine in dj. 4to. 127 pp. 48 full page color plates. 26 b/w illus. bibliography. The manuscripts are the Shah-Nama of Firdawsi, collected works of Mir'Ali Shir Nawa'i, Diwanof Hafiz, Khamsa of Nizami and Haft Awrang of Jami. This is a popular book not intended for the five or six specialists of Safavid art but for everyone. Hopefully, it will open many eyes to the deeper joys of Iranian painting, which too often is considered precious or slight". more information
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