Search Results: Islamic from Design Books

Abu Dhabi : Mohamed Kanoo , 2009. This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine printed acetate dustwrapper. Signed by the artist, Mohamed Kanoo, in ink on the limitation page. Not inscribed to anyone, just signed. Text in English and Arabic. Mohamed Kanoo is a Gulf Arab artist working with traditional textiles from the Middle East that men use for head coverings. Illustrated in color. 9" square. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Signed by Artist.. Limited Edition. 500 Copies.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Istanbul: Avrupa Kultur Baskenti, 2010. This is a very good softcover copy with light wear. Signed by one of the authors, Dr. Ercan Topcu, on the title-page and inscribed in the year of publication. Otherwise completely clean. Text in TURKISH. This catalog was prepared to accompany the exhibition in Istanbul, which explored the history of Turkish baths. Ten essays by scholars. Color photographs on practically every page of interiors of Turkish baths, and especially the pitchers, iron or bronze waterspouts ceramic tiles, linens, etc. 11" high X 9" wide, 252 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Signed by Author. Soft Cover. Very Good.

Cairo, Egypt: Al Hilal Printing Press , 1924. This is a very good hardcover copy bound in dark green cloth boards with a dark brown leather spine, title in gilt in Arabic on the spine. The whole text (except for the title-page) is in Arabic. Some soil to boards. 9 1/2" high X 6" wide. . Hard Cover. Very Good.

Paris: Art Creation Realisation, 1996. This is a fine hardcover copy with a very good dust jacket with some wear to the edges of the rear panel. Completely clean. Text in French. Massive survey of the arabesques, or ceiling decorations in traditional Moroccan architecture. Hundreds of color photographs of Moroccan architecture + diagrams showing how the designs are built up from small units into elaborate geometrical patterns. Maps. Some black & white photographs as well. Bibliography. White silk page-mark fine. 11" high X 10" wide, 480 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.

Paris: Drouot Richelieu, 1998. This is a fine softcover copy with almost no wear. Completely clean. This is a sale catalog for an auction held in Paris on September 25, 1998, at the Drouot-Richelieu. The experts for this sale were M. Jean Soustiel and Mlle Laure Soustiel. The sale consisted of the Collection of the Comte de Toulouse-Lautrec, a rare ensemble of Mamelouk metalwork, and some Persian carpets. Also ceramics from a different private collection. 58 lots in the complete sale. All illustrated in color. No prices realized sheet, just lot estimates in French Francs. 11" high X 8" wide. 84 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking.. Soft Cover. Fine.

Paris: Christie's, 2007. This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's in Paris on December 18, 2007. Sale code: AMAZIGH- 5505. Text in French and English. The sale included an exceptional private collection of Moroccan jewelery assembled by Monsieur Thau starting in the 1940's and continuing over forty years (140 lots in this part of the sale). 360 lots in the whole sale. All illustrated in color. 11" high X 8" wide, 208 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Fine.

London: Sotheby's, 2008. This is a near fine softcover copy with almost no wear. Just a couple of scuffs to the covers. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Sotheby's London on April 9, 2008. Sale code: L08220 "MEDINA". The sale consisted of a broad range of Islamic arts including masterpieces of calligraphy from a private European collection, an album of calligraphy annotated by Emperor Shah Jahan, an important group of sacred curtains from Mecca and Medina, a rare and important Abbasid Ka'ba key, an important Siculo-Arabic marble panel from Southern Italy, and an exceptionally rare Royal belt buckle from Al-Andalus, among many other things. 405 lots in the sale. Almost all illustrated in color. Prices realized sheets included. 11" high X 8" wide, 468 pages. . Soft Cover. Near Fine.

New Haven, CT: Yale Univ. Press, , 1986. This is a very good hardcover copy without dust jacket, as issued with just light cover wear. Navy blue cloth, gilt titles. Completely clean. 10" high X 7" wide, 640 pages. Heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good.

Paris: Gros & Delettrez, 2014. This is a near fine softcover copy with virtually no wear. Completely clean. Text in FRENCH. This is a sale catalog for an auction held in Paris at the Drouot on December 17, 2014. The commissaires were Gros & Delettrez. There were two sections in the sale. The first was books and manuscripts. The second was photographs. 280 lots in section 1. 477 lots in the complete sale. All illustrated in color or sepia, or black & white. Bibliography. Price estimates for each lot, but no prices realized. 11" high X 8" wide, 236 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Near Fine.

London: Sotheby's, 1979. This is a very good softcover copy with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Sotheby's London on October 8-9, 1979. Sale code: "LAYLA". The sale featured Mughal miniatures from the 16th to the 19th century, including a miniature attributed to La'l, ca. 1590. Also Deccani, Central Indian and Rajasthani miniatures from the 16th to 19th centuries, including a group ancestral portrait of the rulers of Jaipur, ca. 1760. 333 lots in the sale. Many illustrated, some in color. Price estimates sheets included, but not hammer prices. 10" high X 7" wide, 175 pages. This book will be securely packed and shipped with tracking. . Soft Cover. Very Good.

Dublin, Ireland: Emery Walker Ireland Ltd, , 1955. This is a fine hardcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. Bound in dark red polished cloth with gilt title on the spine. This is Volume 1 only of this 8 volume set. Illustrated in black & white with 35 plates. 10" high X 8" wide, 125 text pages + plates. Heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Fine.

London: Christie's, 1998. This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. This is a sale catalog for an auction held at Christie's London on October 15, 1998. Sale code: ALEXANDER-6038. The sale consisted entirely of carpets from the Christopher Alexander Collection of carpets. 26 lots in the sale. All illustrated in color. Results sheet included. 11" high X 8" wide, 56 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.. Soft Cover. Fine.

Paris: Hotel Drouot, 2001. This is a fine softcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean. This is a sale catalog for an auction held in Paris at the Hotel Drouot, on October 22, 2001. Experts were M. Claude Boisgirard and Anne Kevorkian. 403 lots in the sale. Most illustrated in color. Results sheet included. 11" high X 8" wide, 100 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.. Soft Cover. Fine.

Paris: Sotheby's, 2012. This is a fine softcover two volume set with no wear at all. Completely clean. These two catalogs are sales catalogs for an auction held at Sotheby's Paris on October 9, 2012. Sale codes: PF1230 "PACHA" and PF 1210 "NOUR". Text in FRENCH. 176 & 82 lots. All illustrated in color. 11" high X 8" wide, 142 & 88 pages. Large heavy books, foreign shipping will be extra. This set will be securely wrapped and shipped with tracking.. Soft Cover. Fine.

Bombay: D.B.Taraporevala Sons & Co., Ltd., 1970. This is a very good hardcover copy with light wear. Very clean inside and out. No dust jacket. Two small bookplates from private groups that previously owned the book on the inside front cover. Illustrated in color and black & white. Glossary. 11" high X 8" wide, 82 pages. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket.

Paris: Musee Du Petit Palais, 1991. This is a fine hardcover copy in a very good dustjacket with just light wear. Completely clean inside and out. Text in French. This catalog was prepared for an exhibition at the Petit Palais in Paris which was unfortunately cancelled at the last minute. Many of the works are from the Rabat Musee Archeologique, and about 15 other collections in Morocco, and are therefore not as widely known as they should be. Illustrated throughout in color with over 200 color plates + a catalog of 686 smaller black & white illus. 12" high X 9" wide, 474 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good.

Frankfurt A.M., Germany: Akademische Verlagsgesellschaft Athenaion, 1970. This is a fine hardcover copy in a fine dust jacket and very good slipcase. Completely clean inside and out, the book has virtually no wear. The tan card slipcase is toned and has some scratching and abrasions. Text in German. Wessel is a noted Byzantine scholar with a number of publications on the subject. This is an overview of the arts and culture. 263 black & white illustrations. Bibliography. 11" high X 9" wide, 525 pages. A beautiful copy. . Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Yale University Press, 2011. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean as new condition. Edited by Jonathan Bloom and Sheila Blair. With essays by a dozen scholars. Illustrated throughout in color. Glossary. Bibliography. 12" high X 9" wide, 389 pages. Large very heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.

Leiden: Brill, 2009. This is a fine hardcover copy with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. All gilt titles still bright. Text in French. This is Volume XIII: Index, only. 11" high X 7" wide, 1136 pages. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking. . Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket.

London: Victoria & Albert Museum, 1998. This is a fine hardcover copy with a fine dust jacket with no wear at all. Completely clean inside and out. Fine monograph on Fatimid art by Dr. Anna Contidini, of London University's School of Oriental and African Studies. Separate sections on rock crystal, textiles, ceramics, glass, and ivories, woodwork and metalwork. Bibliography. Maps. Illustrated in color and black & white. 11" high X 8" wide, 138 pages. Large heavy book, foreign shipping will be extra. This book will be securely wrapped and packed in a sturdy box and shipped with tracking.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine.