First published by the British Museum in 1995, this beautifully illustrated text presents a short, accessible overview of the art of painted and molded Islamic tiles, with chapters on how the tiles are made, and the types made in different places and eras. A map and bibliography are included. Porter is a curator at the British Museum. Annotation 20
The initial aim of the Danish archaeological campaigns in Bahrain was to look for settlements contemporary with the "Hundred Thousand Gravemounds". After the first few campaigns it was evident, however, that the island was such a rich archaeological field that investigation of all periods from the earliest flint-using culture to the later Islamic ...
The exhibition and accompanying book highlight the contemporary art of the Middle East. The works selected which come largely from the collection of the British Museum are published here for the first time. They reflect issues of identity and politics and the rich artistic heritage of the region. One of the underlying themes is various artists' ...
This collection of essays was put together to honour a lifetime's academic achievement by Professor G. Rex Smith, arabist, historian and scholar of the medieval history of the Yemen. Written by his friends, colleagues and former students, these essays reflect his wide ranging interests in the history and culture of Arabia from the pre-Islamic era ...
This series focuses on the most important forms of Eastern art, providing a survey of the major stylistic and technical developments and the historical events which influenced them. Ceramic tiles have been produced for over 1,000 years in the Islamic world, from Iraq in the ninth century to Turkey in the 19th. The wealth of designs and colours ...
This volume is devoted to one of the most important 16th-century buildings still extant in the Yemen - the Amiriya Madrasa in Rada. The building is fully described and its place in the development of Rasulid and Tahirid architecture fully discussed. A final section details the extensive restoration of the building which was led by Dr Al-Radi of ...
This beautifully illustrated text presents a brief overview of the history of Persian painting, with an initial chapter on materials and tools used by Persian painters to make their books, bindings, and miniature paintings. Canby, a curator in the British Museum and a well-known expert in the subject, wrote this short guide as a British Museum publ
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