Description
This volume illustrates 300 from among the most beautiful objects in The al-Sabah collection and, for those exploring the Islamic world for the first time, describes its culture and art on a chronological (from the early days to the great sixteenth-century empires) and thematic basis (calligraphy, geometric decoration, arabesques and figurative art). Lastly, there is a section dedicated to jewels, for which the collection is renowned worldwide.
Details
| Author: Giovanni Curatola |
| Publisher: Skira Editore S.p.A |
| Language: German |
| Format: Hard Cover |
| Pages: 335 pages |
| Illustrations: Color |
| Dimension: 29 x 25 x 3 cm |
| Weight: 2 kg |
| ISBN: 978-88-572-1038-4 G.Hardcover |
