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A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection
Language: English
Published by Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, in association with University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington, D.C., 1988
ISBN 10: 0295966777 ISBN 13: 9780295966779
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 240 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 32 cm. Summary:This sumptuous volume, based on an exhibit at the Smithsonian's new Sackler Gallery, perceptively describes the Islamic art holdings of the late Parisian jeweler and pioneering collector of Asian art, Henri Vever. The legendary collection of Persian and Arabic miniatures was thought lost during the Nazi occupation of France. A series of serendipitous events, dramatically told here, led to its recent discovery in New York and its subsequent acquisition by the Smithsonian. The 77 paintings, all of which were originally illustrations for Islamic manuscripts, are reproduced in brilliant color. Despite their great devotion to Asian art, Vever and his fellow collectors, illiterate in Persian and Arabic, were unable to appreciate the cultural context from which this art emerged. The authors (Lowry is a curator at the Sackler Gallery and Nemazee is a curatorial assistant) have restored the texts to their illustrations, thus returning these small masterpieces to the context from which they were torn. For both the connoisseur and the newcomer, poems, stories and scriptural references will further enhance the enjoyment of the splendid book.".
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![Seller image for A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Art of the Book from the Vever Collection [A Remembrance / Francois Mautin -- Henri Vever, Art Nouveau, and Islamic Art -- Persian and Indian Painting -- Color Plates -- Chronology -- Appendix 1. Document of Sale by Galerie Georges Petit of Vever's European Collection, 1897 -- Appendix 2. Ledger of Acquisitions, 1894 and 1907-17] for sale by Joseph Valles - Books](https://pictures.abebooks.com/inventory/md/md32283575181.jpg)
A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Art of the Book from the Vever Collection [A Remembrance / Francois Mautin -- Henri Vever, Art Nouveau, and Islamic Art -- Persian and Indian Painting -- Color Plates -- Chronology -- Appendix 1. Document of Sale by Galerie Georges Petit of Vever's European Collection, 1897 -- Appendix 2. Ledger of Acquisitions, 1894 and 1907-17]
Language: English
Published by Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, in association with University of Washington Press, Seattle, Washington, D.C., c1988, 1988
ISBN 10: 0295966777 ISBN 13: 9780295966779
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 240 pages : illustrations (some color) ; Folio 32 cm ; ISBN 9780295966762, 9780295966779, 0295966769, 0295966777 ; OCLC 17918049 ; LCCN 88014550 LC ND2955 .A78 1988a Dewey 745.670917671 ; color pictorial stiff paper wrappers ; "This sumptuous volume, based on an exhibit at the Smithsonian's new Sackler Gallery, perceptively describes the Islamic art holdings of the late Parisian jeweler and pioneering collector of Asian art, Henri Vever. The legendary collection of Persian and Arabic miniatures was thought lost during the Nazi occupation of France. A series of serendipitous events, dramatically told here, led to its recent discovery in New York and its subsequent acquisition by the Smithsonian. The 77 paintings, all of which were originally illustrations for Islamic manuscripts, are reproduced in brilliant color. Despite their great devotion to Asian art, Vever and his fellow collectors, illiterate in Persian and Arabic, were unable to appreciate the cultural context from which this art emerged. The authors (Lowry is a curator at the Sackler Gallery and Nemazee is a curatorial assistant) have restored the texts to their illustrations, thus returning these small masterpieces to the context from which they were torn. For both the connoisseur and the newcomer, poems, stories and scriptural references will further enhance the enjoyment of the splendid book." ; Contents: A Remembrance / Francois Mautin -- Henri Vever, Art Nouveau, and Islamic Art -- Persian and Indian Painting -- Color Plates -- Chronology -- Appendix 1. Document of Sale by Galerie Georges Petit of Vever's European Collection, 1897 -- Appendix 2. Ledger of Acquisitions, 1894 and 1907-17 ; nick to top back corner, else VG. Book.
