Islamic art in detail / Sheila R. Canby
by Canby, Sheila R
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- ISBN 10
- 0674023900
- ISBN 13
- 9780674023901
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About This Item
Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 144 pages: color illustrations; 23 cm. Contents: 1. Introduction: what is Islamic art? -- 2. Religion and belief -- 3. The supernatural world -- 4. The natural world -- 5. Feasting -- 6. The hunt -- 7. War -- 8. Music -- 9. Power -- 10. Further information.Subjects: Islamic art Themes, motives. Islamic art history.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
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- Title
- Islamic art in detail / Sheila R. Canby
- Author
- Canby, Sheila R
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0674023900
- ISBN 13
- 9780674023901
- Publisher
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press
- Date Published
- 2005
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