Author : James W. Allan
Release : 2001-12-12
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 276/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Metalwork of the Islamic World by : James W. Allan
Download or read book Metalwork of the Islamic World written by James W. Allan. This book was released on 2001-12-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The catalogue begins with five informative introductory essays in which James Allan discusses Islamic metalwork produced in the Mediterranean area and in the Medieval Yemen, the history of incense burners in the Islamic Near East, the continuing use of classical libation vessels in Islamic culture and finally the complex question of Venetian-Saracenic metalwork. With over fifty drawings of comparative pieces, this book makes an important contribution to the study of Islamic metalwork.