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Published by Khalili Collections, 2022
ISBN 10: 1874780889ISBN 13: 9781874780885
Seller: Islamic Art Books, London, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 4 vols. 36 by 26cm., fully illustrated in colour, numerous line drawings section on inscriptions with translations. The volume is a four-part set in 2 slipcases. The first part includes metalwork from Sasanian Iran and the Islamic world up to the Mongol invasions in eastern Iran in 1220. The second concludes the pre-Mongol section, and continues with Ilkhanid Iran and metalwork from the Jazira, with short sections on Muslim Sicily and Christian Armenian Cilicia, concluding with a short essay on astrological motifs as depicted on metalwork. The third part opens with Timurid Iran, and discusses the metalwork of Mamluk Egypt and Syria, Ottoman Turkey, concluding with Mughal India, and the Deccan. The fourth part covers Safavid and Qajar Iran, together with a series of Mamluk revival objects, and concludes with a discussion on aspects of Islamic metal technology and production.