Arab Culture and Ottoman Magnificence in Antwerp's Golden Age (Studies in the Arcadian Library) by Hamilton, Alastair - 2002

Oxford University Press, 2002 4to (32.5 cm), [12], 134, [2] pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (bookplate). "The theme of this richly-illustrated book is the impact and image of the Maghrib and of the Levant on European learning and culture during the Renaissance and the Golden Age, with special reference to Antwerp's pivotal position as a great trading and printing city. Publication is timed to coincide with an exhibition of rare books and manuscripts at the Plantin-Moretus Museum of Printing History, taking place in Antwerp in late 2001/early 2002. The majority of the exhibits derive equally from the holdings of the Plantin-Moretus Museum, and from the Arcadian Library, an outstanding, private library dedicated to the history of Levantine influences in Europe." (from the publisher's synopsis) 73 entries.