Keene Manuel (122 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. First Edition. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. …

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Jewelry as an art form in Mughal India has probably never been surpassed by any other civilization. This presentation includes over 300 specially taken photographs - the great majority illustrating objects never previously published.The pieces range from rings, necklaces and other body ornaments to astonishingly detailed jewelled work on objects as diverse as boxes, flasks, bowls and daggers. They are presented and analysed in themes that include stone settings, precious metal inlay in hard stones, relief decoration in hammered metals, engraved gold-backed jewels, stones set on a gold floral ground, gold-embellished steel, relief carved ornaments, carved set gems, the varieties of gemstone forms and inscribed royal stones.The book concludes with a selection of particularly exuberant pieces that combine to create an explosion of jewelled magnificence of incomparable splendour. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages.

Oversized Paperback. Condition: Good. This full-color presenta tion of its varied achievements, accompanies the major international exhibition installed at The MetMusArt/Oct.2001-Jan.2002. The pieces range from rings, necklaces, and other body ornaments to astonishingly detailed jeweled work on objects as diverse as boxes, flasks, bowls and daggers. Over 300 color illus. 160p. Pap.…

Saddle-stapled wraps. Condition: Very Good. [48]pp., in semi-glossy color covers, and color reproductions throughout. Light shelfwear, else a Very Good copy.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Used: Like New. Softcover with no marks or flaws. An unread copy, as new.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Another "India" book but this one related to a collection of incredible jewelry, titled: "Treasury of the World- Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals" by Manual Keene and Salam Kaoukji. This book was published by Thamses & Hudson in association with The al-Sabah Collection at the Dar al Athar al-Islamiyyah Kuwait National Museum, as the catalogue for a traveling exhibition of the same name that happened in 2001-2002. The richness of this collection is absolutely beyond belief, as seen in the over 300 photographs, mostly in full color, specially taken for this exhibiition and book. Condition: This book is in very good condition. The soft covers are a bit sprung and there is some light edge wear including bumping to the corners and spine tips. Inside, the book is unmarked and the pages and plates are clean and the colors vibrant throughout. The binding is tight and sound. This book in not ex-library or a remainder. Many (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 8 1/2 X 11 inches high. 160 pages. Condition of the book is Very Good; very light wearto covers, otherwise excellent, text and illustrations are very clean, binding is tight. Jewelry and gems stack.

Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,850grams, ISBN:9780500976081.

160 pages. Large paperback: H 27.75cm x L 21.75cm. Paper covers lightly rubbed. Interior pages are bright and clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. A fine copy. Preface by Sheikh Nasser Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah; Director's Foreword by R.G.W. Anderson et al, Acknowledgements, Introduction by Manuel Keene, Historical Note, over 300 illustrations (mostly color plates but a few b/w), Glossary, and Bibliography. Features thirteen chapters: "Varieties in Stone Settings;" "Inlaid Hardstones;" "Relief in Hammered Precious Metal;" "Engraved Gold-Backed Jewels;" "Gemstones on Gold Floral Ground;" "Developments In Enamels;" "Gold-Embellished Steel;" "Three-Dimensional Expressions;" "Relief-Carved Ornament;" "Carved Set Gemstones;" "Gemstone Forms;" "Inscribed Royal Gemstones;" and "Jewelled Magnificence." Published as the accompanying catalog for an exhibition opening at the British Museum, London, May 2001 thereafter touring through December 2002 to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts-Houston, and Los Angles County Museum of Art. ISBN 0500976082.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Condition: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. ExcCat , The British Museum, London, May, 2001, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, Cleveland Museum of Art, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2002. Paper, 160 pp., profusely illustrated in color.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.