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As Is: Arte Israeliana Contemporanea
by Cats, Ruth
Rome: Gangemi, 2008. Hardcover. VG+. White boards, color illustrated with black lettering, 239 pages (some folded), richly illustrated in bw and color. Essays in Italian and English. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Complesso del Vittoriano, Rome, Italy, Dec. 16, 2008-Jan. 31, 2009. Includes bibliographical references.
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A$70.60
Muqarnas: An Annual On The Visual Cultures Of The Islamic World, Volume 26
by Necipoglu, Gulru
Leiden / Boston: Brill, 2014. Softcover. VG. light edge & shelf wear to covers. tight binding.. glued, tan & illustrated glossy wrappers w/ printing. 385 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. Included in this volume, Churches and Mosques in al-Ruha between the Sixth and Twelfth Centuries, The Umayyad Mosque Of Tiberais and more... Nice copy.
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A$47.06
Indian and Islamic Works of Art
by Mohtashemi, Amir
London: Amir Mohtashemi, 2013. Paperback. VG. Color pictorial wraps, white lettering on spine. 72 pp, the majority with color illustrations. March 2013. Includes beautiful plates of tables, chests, ceramics, tiles, and many other items.
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A$47.02
Silver Vessels of the Sasanian Period: Volume One: Royal Imagery
by Harper, Prudence O. and Pieter Meyers
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York / Princeton University Press, 1981. Hardcover. VG. Autumn orange stamped cloth, 256 pp., BW illus., 38 BW plates, 7 color plates. "The subject of this volume is one class of Sasanian silver vessels, namely those with representations of the king. The aesthetic quality of these works of art and the nature of the imagery explain the great importance of the vessels for the study of Sasanian culture and history. ... In this study the term 'central Sasanian'...
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A$141.19
Latin American Art of the 20th Century, by Edward Lucie-Smith (1993)
by Lucie-Smith, Edward
USA: Thames and Hudson, 1993. Paperback. used, former library book, has stickers and pocket inside, acceptable. 5.75x8.25. “Latin American Art of the 20th Century” (1992), by Edward Lucie-Smith. This comprehensive survey introduces an exceptionally rich, fascinating and complex art, that has gained great popularity in recent years. Edward Lucie-Smith discusses major subjects and issues. Magic Realism, Expressionism and other concepts shared with Latin American literature, the great muralists Diego...
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A$20.32
Here and Elsewhere
by Bell, Natalie, Massimiliano Gioni, Negar Azimi, et al
New York: New Museum, 2014. Paperback. VG. Glossy BW-illustrated wraps with white lettering. 279 pp. Mainly color illustrations. "This catalogue, accompanying the New Museum exhibition Here and Elsewhere, presents the work of over 45 artists who share roots in the Arab world and a critical sensibility with regard to images and image-making. The title of the exhibition is borrowed from a 1976 film-essay by Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Gorin and Anne-Marie Miéville. Their film, Ici et ailleurs, was...
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A$70.60
Islam and Muslim Art
by Papadopoulo, Alexandre
New York: H.N. Abrams, 1979. Hardcover. VG/VG (light scuffing/smudging to boards and light foxing spots to block. Binding is tight and pages are otherwise very crisp and clean.). White cloth boards with mounted color illustration, gilt spine lettering; white dj, color illustrated with black lettering; color illustrated front end pages; 631 pp; includes 1118 illustrations, including 174 plates in full color, map, charts, diagrams, and reconstructions. "The precious materials, rich details, and wonderful...
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A$117.66
Efrat Natan: Whitewash and Tar
by Miron, Aya
Jerusalem, Israel: The Israel Museum, 2016. Softcover. VG (spine edge of back wrap has length-wise bump/bubble. light rubbing to corners. tightly bound; appears read). white illustrated wraps w/ black printing. 230 pgs w/ bw & color illustrations. English and Hebrew version. Includes 89 color and black/white illustrations, many full-page; additional black and white figures. Scarce.
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A$235.32
Oeuvre de Jacques Androuet Dit du Cerceau: 62 Petite Arabesques. Serie Complete
by Androuet du Cerceau, Jacques and Edouard Denis Baldus
Paris: Not Identified, 1884. Hardcover. Fair (heavy shelfwear to boards, hinges are broken, library blind stamp on bottom of title page, light age toning throughout, last plate and rear end papers appear to have dampstaining along edges, not affecting the actual plate, all plates are present). Oversized, half brown marble paper over boards with brown leather spine, 5 raised bands and gilt lettering on spine; 62 leaves of bw plates. Text in French. Work of Jacques Androuet Dit du Cerceau: 62 Small...
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A$470.64
Hajj Paintings: Folk Art Of The Great Pilgrimage
by Parker, Anne and Avon Neal
Washington (DC): Smithsonian Institution Press, 1995. Hardcover. New/Sealed. blue cloth boards w/ pictorial dustjacket. Book xxvii, 164 pages w/ illustrations. content as follows: The first visual record of the the Muslim's sacred journey to Mecca, as recorded by a local artist.
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A$31.38
A Lost Art Rediscovered: The Architectural Ceramics of Byzantium
by Gerstel, Sharon E.J. and Julie A. Lauffenburger
University Park, PA: Penn State Press, 2001. Paperback. VG. Glossy black and color-illustrated wraps with white, orange and gray lettering. xvii, 318 pp. Published in connection with an exhibition at the Walters Art Museum. Includes bibliographical references and index.
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A$87.85
Islamic, Indian and Colonial Works of Art
by Mohtashemi, Amir
London: Amir Mohtashemi, 2007. Softcover. VG-. Shelf wear to covers. One page dog-eared, some pages have slight wear but are otherwise clean.. Oblong black & color illus. wraps. Approx 64 pp. 31 labeled color plates + additional color illustrations. A gallery catalogue that offers a variety of artwork pieces (31) originating from Middle Eastern countries that were displayed in May 2007 at the Summer Olympia Fine Art and Antiques Fair.
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A$54.91
Avivit
by Shapira, Sarit, Yigal Zalmona, et al
Yerushalayim: Muzeon Yisrael, 2002. Paperback. VG. Color-illustrated wraps with metallic lettering. 58 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Billy Rose Pavilion, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Spring 1995. Text in Hebrew and English.
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A$47.02
Common Grounds
by Buhrs, Michael, Verena Hein, Abbas Akhavan, et al
Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2015. Paperback. VG. Color-illustrated wraps with white lettering. 143 pp. Color illustrations. Text in German. Catalog of the exhibition held at Museum Villa Stuck, Munich, February 12 - May 17, 2015.
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A$54.91
The Miniature Paintings and Painters of Persia, India and Turkey (From the 8th to 18th Century)
by Martin, F.R
London: Holland Press, 1968. Hardcover. VG/VG- (light wear to block edges but interior is clean and tight, dj has general shelf wear and small tears). Bright red cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine, black dust jacket with white lettering and color illustration, frontispiece, 156 pp, 271 plates with 5 plates in color, oversized book. Strictly limited to 500 copies. "Little can be said of this book except that it is without parallel and esential to any collector of Persian, Indian or Turkish...
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A$274.54
Louvre Abu Dhabi: The Complete Guide
by Charnier, Jean-Francois
Abu Dhabi: Louvre Abu Dhabi/Skira, 2018. Paperback. VG. Glossy illustrated wraps with white lettering. 390 pp. Mainly color illustrations. Contents: The First Villages, The First Great Powers, Civiilsations and Empires, The Universal Religions, The Asian Trade Routes, From the Mediterranean to the Atlantic, The World in Perspective, Art the Court of the Prince, A New Art of Living, A Modern World?, Modernity in Question, A Global Scene.
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A$70.60
A Survey of Persian Art From Prehistoric Times to the Present: Volume VII, (Edition de Luxe)
by Pope, Arthur Upham
London/ New York: Oxford University Press, 1938. Edition de Luxe. Hardcover. VG (all plates are present, crisp and clean, light scuffing to boards mainly along the edges). 3/4 black leather and tan cloth portfolio boxes; 5 raised bands on spine with gilt lettering, color marble illustrated box ends, two silver hook closures; Pages are inside marble illustrated stiff wraps with brown silk ribbon tie closure; VII pages of text followed by bw and color plates 812-980. This is volume 7 of a 9 volume set,...
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A$1,568.80
In the Fields of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art
by Komaroff, Linda, Claire Crighton, Sheila R. Canby, Shadi Shafiei, et al
Los Angeles: LACMA, 2018. Hardcover. VG. Published in conjunction with the exhibition 'In The Fields of Empty Days: The Intersection of Past and Present in Iranian Art' at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, May 6-September 9, 2018"--Colophon. Text in English, with a poem in Farsi.
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A$59.61
Les Arts Decoratifs Muselmans
by Migeon, Gaston
Paris / New York: Editions Albert Morance / E. Weyhe, 1925. Hardcover. Good+ (folio boards have various scuffs & smudges w/ spotted foxing. intro packet has a coffee-like stain to upper edge of pg 6 w/ some instances of ink ghosting. plates have instances of smudging, light stain-like marks & spotted foxing; light edge tanning). 12x16 illustrated folio w/ ribbon tie; interior marbled pastedowns. 15 pg 12x16 packet w/ illustrations. 60 loose 12x16 bw plates; plus additional advertisment plate. A nice,...
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A$2,353.20
Turkish Art and Architecture
by Aslanapa, Oktay
New York: Praeger Publishers, 1971. Hardcover. VG-/G+. May have some wear to edges of dj and binding. Page edges are tanning but page surfaces are clear. One copy has owner's sticker on ffep.. Red cloth, light blue title block with gilt letters and decoration on spine; gilt decoration on front cover. White & color illustrated dust jacket with black lettering. 422 pp. 32 color plates, 300+ bw illustrations, photos and plans. "The first general work to cover the whole range of Turkish art, it is also the...
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A$31.38
Islamic Art II - An Annual Dedicated to the ARt and Culture of the Muslim World
by Grube, Ernst J.; Eleanor G. Sims (eds.)
Genova / New York: Bruschettini Foundation for Islamic and Asian Art; The Isamic Art Foundation, 1987. Softbound. VG-, cover edges and first and last few pages have some waviness, spine faded, otherwise bright and crisp, unmarked volume.. Color illustrated wraps. 272 pp. 16 color plates, numerous BW illustrations. Has 11 articles.
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A$117.66
Silver from Early Byzantium: The Kaper Koraon and Related Treasures
by Mango, Marlia Mundell
1986. Softcover. VG, owner's name on cover or small label at base eof spine from art library, may have light wear to corners and edges, including a bit of curling.. Green wraps. 294 pp. Numerous bw plates. Text by Marlia Mundell Mango. Published to accompany an exhibition held in Baltimore, MD: Walters Art Gallery, Apr. 18 to Aug. 17, 1986.
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A$31.38
Ein Knupfteppich Spatantiker Tradition Aus Agypten Im Metropolitan Museum Zu New York
by Riefstahl, Rudolf M
Germany: German Archaeological Institute, 1933. Softcover. Good (front wrap is not attached, small chips to wraps, age toning as expected with age). Off-white wraps with black lettering on front cover, pp 127-152 followed by 2 bw plates. Special print from: Messages from the German Archaeological Institute, Roman Department. A traditional carpet from Egyptian tradition in the metropolitan museum in New York.
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A$62.75
The Pearl Carpet of Baroda
Doha, Qatar: Sotheyby's, 2009. Paperback. Fine. Color-illustrated wraps with white lettering on gold spine. 52 pp. full of color images. Text in English with some Arabic. A beautiful catalogue from the auction, held 19 March 2009, of the exquisite Pearl Carpet of Baroda, Lot 401 of a larger sale. Includes excellent historical information and archival photos, a glossary, and color photos of the detail in this masterpiece. With some Arabic text; otherwise in English. "The rectangular-shaped pearl carpet...
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A$54.91
Islamic Calligraphy
by Safadi, Y. H
London: Thames & Hudson, 1987. Paperback. VG- light general wear.. Black and color-illustrated wraps with cream lettering. 144 pp. BW illustrations. Contents: Origins of the Arabic Script, Early Calligraphic Developments, Kufic Scripts, The Reform of the Arabic Script, The Development of the Cursive Scripts, The Major Scripts According to Classical Tradition, The Maghribi Scripts, Later Calligraphic Developments.
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A$47.02
