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B1. General
Islamic Art Surveys, Histories, Anthologies, Exhibition, Collection &
Auction Catalogues (Including Ornamentation, Calligraphy)
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AALDERINK, J.; P. OTTEN, eds.
Het Nabije Oosten. Arnhem
1959. [20p] + 32pl. 18 x 24. Paper. 32 BW pl; 1 Map. (IG731) € 35,00
/ $ 50.00
"Gemeentemuseum Arnhem. Cat. Nr. 51". Exhibition catalogue; 153
Islamic works in all media, from the middle eastern region, 10th - 18th c;
all listed. Includes 36 early rugs, 15 shown; & 9 silks. [CSROT 2142].
The Art Bulletin (NY), v14, 4, Dec 1932. Pp[281]-385. 24 x 31. Paper.
Numerous BW ill. (IG743) € 35,00 / $ 50.00
Includes 3 relevant articles: Burton Yost BERRY, "Old Turkish
Towels", p344-58 with 10 BW ill. [CSROT 1658]; Rudolf Meyer
RIEFSTAHL, "Greek Orthodox Vestments & Ecclesiastical
Fabrics", p359-73 with 10 BW ill. [CSROT 1659]; & Arthur Upham
POPE, 2 book reviews on Islamic ceramics & 1 on Luristan bronzes,
p374-82. [CSROT 1660]. Includes the entire issue.
Athar-E Iran.
Annales du Service Archéologique de l'Iran (Paris), Tome 2, Fascicle 2, 1937. Pp[2]
179-355 [1]. 20 x 27. Paper. Numerous BW ill + pl. (IG749) € 75,00 /
$ 110.00
This issue contains 5 texts including 2 by Yedda A. GODARD "Un
Album de Portraits des Princes Timurides de l'Inde", p179-281 with 52 BW
pl, 52 Mughal miniatures, 17th c; all described at length & shown, with a
note on the calligraphy by B. KARIMI, p278-81; & "Pièces
Datées de Céramique de Kashan à Décor Lustré", p309-40 with 21 BW ill +
pl, a study of Iranian tiles, 13th -14th c, with many translations of
inscriptions; 18 works shown. Includes entire issue. CRESWELL 1057 & 765
(both with description).
ATIL, Esin. Islamic Art & Patronage. Treasures from Kuwait. NY:
Rizzoli International publications, 1990. 313 [3]p. 25 x 30.5. Paper. 30 BW,
148 C pl & ill; 1 Map. (IG1730) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
"The al-Sabah Collection". Collection & traveling exhibition
catalogue; 107 Islamic art works from all middle eastern regions (Iran, Iraq,
Syria, Turkey, India, Afghanistan), North Africa (Egypt, Tunesia, Morocco)
& Spain, 9th – 17th c, organized by period including manuscripts,
ceramics, metalwork, jewelry, woodwork, glass, ivory, 1 embroidery (India,
17th c) & 3 rugs (Iran & Turkey, 16th – 17th c), all shown in
color & described by Ghada J. QADDUMI & Manuel KEENE. Includes
texts by Marlyn JENKINS, Oleg GRABAR, Estelle WHELAN, Jonathan M. BLOOM,
Sheila S. BLAIR & Walter B. DENNY; footnotes, p300-5; dynastic
tables, p306-7; bibl, p309-10; index, p311-3. [CSROT 5830].
BALMASEDA MUNCHARAZ, Luis; Juan ZOZAYA STABEL-HANSEN; Maria Angela FRANCO
MATA; MUSEO ARQUEOLÓGICO NACIONAL (Madrid).
Edad Media. Salas XXIV - XXXV. Madrid
1991. [4] 45-111 [1]p. 21 x 29.5. Paper. 39 C ill & pl; 3 Floor Plans.
(IG2536) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
Exhibition & gallery guide. A 3-part guide to the medieval collections
centered on the Paleo-Christian & Visigoth, Islamic (8th - 15th century)
& Christian (8th - 15th century) periods. The Islamic section, which
includes works from the Mudejar period, was written by Juan ZOZAYA,
p61-73, 77-81, & includes 12 works; stucco, metalwork, wooden caskets,
ceramics, ivory & a 12th century textile, all described at length & shown
in color. Extensive bibliographies throughout.
BELENICKIJ, Aleksandr [= BELENITSKY or BELENIZKI, Alexander M.]. Zentralasien.
Geneva; Munich
1968. 253 [3]p. 17 x 24. Cloth; dj. 91 BW, 54 C ill; 3 Maps (2 on endpapers).
(IG2002) € 35,00 / $ 50,00
"Archaeologia Mundi" se ies. A scholarly study of the arts
& crafts of the peoples of pre-historic & ancient central Asia &
Iran, ca 6,000 B.C. – 700 A.D. through the rise of Islam, including
wall painting, sculpture & domestic objects in metal & stone; 145 works
shown. With chronological tables, p223-5; footnotes & bibl (with mostly
Russian entries), p229-40; & index, p249-53.
CURATOLA, Giovanni, ed. Eredità dell'Islam. Arte islamica in Italia. [Milan?]: Silvana
Editoriale, 1993. 518 [2]p. 23 x 28. Paper. 33 BW, 415 C ill + pl; 1 Floor
plan; 1 Map. (IG2279) € 110,00 / $ 165.00
Exhibition catalogue; Palazzo Ducale, Venice.
317 Islamic artworks in all media (including ceramics, metalwork, ivory,
stonework, rock crystal, textiles, rugs, coins, manuscripts, weapons,
architecture, etc.) from all regions (especially Iran, central Asia, Spain,
north Africa, Sicily, Syria, Egypt, Turkey & India), 7th - 19th century,
317 works described at length & shown in color with numerous buildings,
including 24 textiles (velvets, tiraz, embroideries) & 7 rugs. All works
from Italian collections. Contains 16 scholarly texts by G. CURATOLA;
Ernst J. GRUBE, Ernst J; Michele BERNARDINI; Anna CONTADINI; Giovanna V.
VASSALLO; Stefano CARBONI; Cristina TONGHINI; Paola TORRE; Bianca M. ALFIERI;
& Maria V. FONTANA. Concludes with an extensive bibliography,
p499-518; chronology, p518. [CSROT 6340].
DIEZ, Ernst. Die Kunst der Islamischen Völker. 2nd Printing.
Berlin-Neubabelsberg 1917. xxii 218p + 5pl. 23 x 29. Boards. 288 BW ill; 3
BW, 2 Color pl (Tipped-on & -in). (Cover slightly worn). (IG811) €
50,00 / $ 75.00
"Handbook der Kunstwissenschaft". 1st edition: 1915. CRESWELL 5.
[CSROT 99]. A standard history of Islamic art & architecture, centered on
architecture through the 18th c, with 2 chapters on miniatures & crafts,
p185-206. Index, p210-7.
DIMAND, Maurice Sven; METROPOLITAN
MUSEUM OF ART. A
Handbook of Muhammadan Art. 2nd Revised & Enlarged Edition; Reprint
Edition. NY 1947. ix [1] 346 [4]p. 13.5 x 21.5. Cloth. 213 BW ill; 1 Map
(Cover slightly worn). (IG1590) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
1st edition: NY 1930 [CSROT 109]. A detailed historical survey of the Islamic
crafts in all media, from all regions & periods, based on the Metropolitan
Museum of Art collection; 213 works shown. Includes a section on textiles,
p249-78, with 24 works shown; & rugs, p279-324, with 28 works shown.
Includes a chronology, p325-[31]; extensive bibl, p332-[47]. Major study of
major collection. [CSROT 933 (1944 ed)].
ETTINGHAUSEN, Richard. Islamic Art; an issue of: Metropolitan Museum
of Art Bulletin (NY), v33, 1, Spring 1975. 54p. 22 x 28. Paper. 54 BW, 34
Color ill + pl. (IG838) € 30,00 / $ 45.00
A pictorial collection survey of Islamic art in all media, from all regions
& periods; 88 works described & shown, including 3 textiles & 6
rugs. [CSROT 572].
ETTINGHAUSEN, Richard; Eric SCHROEDER, eds. Iranian and Islamic Art. Newton, MA:
The University Prints, 1941. 15 [1]p + 200pl. 15 x 21. Cloth slipcase with
stapled text & unbound plates. 199 BW pl; 1 Map (Numbered O 401 – O
600). (IG2146) € 150,00 / $ 225.00
"Oriental Art. Series O. Section IV". A pictorial survey of Islamic
architecture & the crafts, mostly in Iran (including pre-Islamic art in
Iran), & also Syria, Palestine, Egypt, Spain, central Asia, Turkey &
India, 7th – 17th c; more than 200 works shown with captions, ca 75
architectural views & 125 art works, mostly miniatures, ceramics,
woodwork & metalwork, with 9 textiles (mostly medieval) & 8 rugs
(Turkey, Iran & India, 14th – 17th c). CRESWELL 485. [CSROT 127].
GEMEENTE
MUSEUM. Catalogus.
Tentoonstellng van Islamische Kunst. 15 Mei – 1927 – 3 Juli. The Hague 1927. 39 [1]p
+ 8pl [+ 16p Advertisements]. 20 x 28. Paper. 1 BW ill; 8 BW pl (= 14 ill).
(IG2071) € 65,00 / $ 95.00
Exhibition catalogue; 260 Islamic artworks from Iran, Egypt, Turkey,
Spain, Iraq, Syria, India, 9th – 18th c, including miniatures (nos
1-39), bookbinding (40-51), woven textiles (52-77) rugs (78-87), metalwork
(88-117), ivory (118-136), & ceramics (137-260), with a general
historical survey of each media, p[9]-20. The advertisments show 3 Islamic
works. CRESWELL 488.
GIERLICHS, Joachim. Drache - Phönix - Doppeladler. Fabelwesen in der
islamischen Kunst. Berlin
1993. 68p + 16pl. 17 x 23. Paper. 3 Line, 79 BW ill; 16 C pl. (IG2541) €
27,50 / $ 42.50
"Bilderheft der Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin - Preussischer Kulturbesitz"
75/76. A study of the use of mythological animals, such as dragons, phoenixes
& double-headed eagles, flying horses, etc. in Islamic art, based on 105
works in the Museum für Islamische Kunst collection, including manuscripts,
ceramics, metalwork, coins, rugs & textiles, mostly all from Iran, with
some works from central Asia, Turkey & India, 12th - 17th century; 95
works described & shown, with headnotes treating each type of animal.
Bibliography, p68.
GLÜCK, Heinrich; Ernst DIEZ. Die Kunst des Islam. Berlin 1925. 616 [2]p + 39pl. 19 x 27.
Boards; leather backed. 7 Line, 410 BW (Some monocolor), 13 Color pl
(Tipped-on & -in with tissue guards); 2 Maps. (IG865) € 175,00 /
$ 250.00
"Propyläen-Kunstgeschichte" 5. A scholarly history & pictorial
survey of early Islamic art & architecture from all regions of Asia,
middle east, north Africa & Spain, 7th - 17th century; ca 500 buildings,
views, decorative details & art works in all media shown with captions.
Includes an important section on the crafts written by E.
DIEZ, p71-100, including a chapter on textiles &
rugs, p73-8, with 39 works shown in BW & 4 in color. A reference standard
work. CRESWELL 6. [CSROT 1312].
GULBENKIAN, FONDAÇAO CALOUSTE. Museu. Arte do Oriente Islâmico. [Lisbon ca 1990?]. 6p.
21 x 29. Paper. (IG886) € 10,00 / $ 15.00
A gallery guide to the collection of Islamic textiles, rugs, ceramics, glass
& manuscripts, mostly all from Iran & Turkey, 15th - 18th c. No works
shown.
HAYES, John R., ed. The Genius of Arab Civilization. Source of
Renaissance. NY 1975. [2] 231 [1]p. 28.5 x 31. Cloth; dj. 4 Line, 85 Color pl
+ ill; 3 Maps. (IG900) € 60,00 / $ 90.00
Anthology of 10 scholarly texts on Islamic culture, philosophy, art, science,
technology & commerce, mostly centered on the medieval period, including O.
GRABAR on architecture & art; A.I. SABRA on the sciences; D.R.
HILL on technology; & R. EL MALAKH on trade, with a bibl,
p219-21; indexes, p225-31. Most of the illustrations show medieval Islamic
miniatures & crafts.
HORIOKA, Yusuko; Marylin RHIE; Walter B. DENNY. Oriental and Islamic
Art in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Boston 1975. [2] vi [2] 135 [3]p.
14.5 x 22.5. Paper. 114 BW ill + pl. (IG1698) € 35,00 / $ 50.00
Collection catalogue: ca 65 works of art, all described at length &
shown, including a section on Islamic art, by W.B. DENNY, p99-135,
containing 23 works, 13th - 17th c, from Iraq, Egypt, Iran, Spain &
Turkey, including miniatures, ceramics, metalwork, glass, stone, wood & 1
rug (Iran, 17th c). Also includes 46 Chinese & 34 Japanese works.
Islamic Art. An Annual Dedicated to the Art and Culture of the Muslim
World. I, 1981. NY [1981]. [2] xxviii 179 [12]p + [132pl]. 21.5 x 30.
Paper. Ca 500 BW ill. (IG1448) € 120,00 / $ 187.50
The 1st issue of a revue edited by E.J. GRUBE; 21 scholarly texts
centered on all aspects of a group of Islamic paintings from central
Asia/Iran, ca 13th - 16th c, in the Topkapi Museum collection, especially the
miniatures of Siyah Qalam, & Chinese influences on Islamic painting.
Includes texts by E.J. GRUBE, F. CAGMAN, Z. TANINDI, J. RABY, E. SIMS,
B.W. ROBINSON, A.A. IVANOV, W. WATSON, B. GRAY, E. ESIN, P.A. ANDREWS, L.
GOLOMBEK, J.E. VOLLMER, G. FEHERVARI & P. DENWOOD, et al, with
detailed footnotes throughout & extensive bibl, p xv-xxviii. The 500 ill
show a wide range of Chinese and Islamic painting, as well as related
architecture & crafts.
Islamic Art. A Biennial Dedicated to the Art and Culture of the Muslim
World. IV, 1990-1991. Genoa; NY 1992. xiii [3]p + 16pl + 495 [1]p. 21.5 x
30. Paper. Ca 200 BW ill; 16 Color pl (= 38 ill). (IG1449) € 125,00
/ $ 187.50
This issue contains 8 scholarly texts on Islamic art as follows: A.S.
MELIKIAN-CHIRVANI on Iranian boat-shaped metalwork; M. BARUCCAND
on miniatures in medieval Anatolia; Z. TIRINDI on 15th c manscripts
& bindings in Bursa; E. SIMS on a 1436 Iranian manuscript; B.
O'KANE on rock faces & figures in Iranian painting; S.
SZAJADACZ-HASTENRATH on Islamic funerary enclosures in Sind; A. KURAN
on the sultan's pavillon in Ottoman imperial mosques; & E.J. GRUBE
on the publication of an illustrated "Kalilah Wa Dimnah"
manuscript. Extensive footnotes & ill throughout.
JENKINS, Marilyn, ed. Islamic art in the Kuwait National Museum.
London 1983. 157 [1]p. 22 x 28.5. Cloth; dj. 142 C ill + pl. (IG2401)
(IG2401) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
"The al-Sabah collection". A pictorial collection survey of 142
Islamic works (selected from a collection of 1000 works), in all media &
from all regions, 8th - 18th century, organized by period; all shown in fine
color with captions. Includes 10 woven textiles & embroideries (including
2 tiraz textiles) & 12 rugs. Many works published for the first time.
[CSROT 4496].
JONES, Dalu; George MICHELL, eds. The Arts of Islam. London 1976.
396p. 19 x 25. Paper. Some line ill; 660 BW ill; 16 C pl. (Cover slightly
worn; interior very clean) (IG1771) € 60,00 / $ 90.00
Exhibition catalogue; Hayward Gallery, London, 8 April - 4 July 1976. 668
Islamic works in all media, including textiles, rock crystal & jade,
glass, ivory, metalwork, ceramics, wood, marble & stucco, & arts of
the book, from all regions & periods; all described at length & shown
with a small illustration. Includes introductory texts to each section by
important specialist Islamic scholars, with the section on textiles by Donald
KING, p65-117, containing 101 woven textiles (especially velvets) &
rugs, 8th - 18th century, from North Africa, central Asia, Iran, Turkey &
India. Includes extensive bibliography, p375-83. Major documentation. [CSROT
21].
KOECHLIN, Raymond; Gaston MIGEON, eds. Oriental art. Ceramics,
Fabrics, Carpets. One Hundred Plates in Colour. New York 1928. 20p + 100pl.
22.5 x 29. Cloth. 100 C pl (All with printed tissue guards). (Ex-Library;
cover somewhat worn but with very clean, almost new, interior). (IG2495).
€ 50,00 / $ 75.00
A pictorial survey of early Islamic ceramics, textiles & carpets, mostly
from Egypt, Syria, Spain, Iran & Turkey, 8th - 18th century; 52 ceramics,
34 woven textiles (mostly silks) & 22 rugs all shown in very fine color,
with brief captions in French, German & English, & general
introduction. [CSROT 231].
KALTER, Johannes; Margareta PAVALOI; LINDEN-MUSEUM STUTTGART.
Abteilungsführer islamischer Orient. Stuttgart: Linden-Museum Stuttgart,
1987. 133 [3]p. 17 x 24.5. Paper. 108 BW, 18 C ill + pl; 1 Map; 1 Floor Plan.
(IG2249) € 35,00 / $ 50.00
A cultural history of Islamic culture in Asia based on the Linden-Museum
collection, including the pre-Islamic period, geography, religion, early
mosques, the state & city, the early Turkish-Islamic world, Iran in the
16th - 19th c, & Turkmenistan & the nomadic culture; ca 125 works
from all regions, ca 10th - 20th c, shown with captions, mostly ceramics,
metalwork, woodwork, miniatures & bindings, & architecture.
Bibliography, p132-3. [CSROT 3890].
KÜHNEL, Ernst. Islamische Kleinkunst. Berlin 1925. xi [1] 216p [+ 8p adverts].
15.5 x 23. Cloth. 173 BW ill; 1 Graph. (IG1588) € 90,00 / $ 135.00
"Bibliothek für Kunst- und Antiquitätensammler" 25. A comprehensive
history & pictorial survey of the Islamic crafts in all media --except
textiles & rugs-- from all regions of the middle east & Spain, middle
ages - 18th c; ca 175 works shown. Includes sections on general background,
language & writing; the book, miniatures & bookbinding; ceramics;
metalwork; glass & crystal; ivory, wood, stone & plaster. Includes a
list of public collections, p[205]-8; bibl, p208-12; index, p[214]-6.
CRESWELL 491. [CSROT 1640].
KÜHNEL, Ernst. Islamische Kleinkunst. 2nd Revised & Enlarged
Edition. Braunschweig 1963. xii 264p + 15pl. 16 x 24.5. Cloth; dj. 209 BW
ill; 15 Color pl. (IG986) € 60,00 / $ 90.00
"Bibliothek fur Kunst- und Antiquitätenfreunde" 25. 1st edition:
1925 [CSROT 1640]. A detailed authoritative history of the Islamic crafts in
all media --except textiles & rugs-- from all regions of the middle east,
north Africa & Spain, middle ages - 18th c; ca 225 works shown including
ceramics, metalwork, ivory, miniatures, etc. Bibl, p254-8. A standard survey.
[CSROT 675].
KÜHNEL, Ernst. Die islamische Kunst. Leipzig: Alfred Kröner Verlag,
1929. [6] [371]-548, [707]-714p + 7pl. 234 BW ill; 5 C pl; 2 Maps. (IG2397) €
110,00 / $ 165.00
An offprint from: SPRINGER, A., ed. Handbuch der Kunstgeschichte. Band VI.
Die aussereuropäische Kunst. Liepzig 1929. A scholarly comprehensive history
& pictorial survey of Islamic art & architecture from all regions of
the middle east, Asia & Spain, organized by period, 8th - 18th century,
mostly centered on architecture; 239 buildings, views & artworks shown.
Includes scattered references to woven textiles & rugs, with 15 textiles
(mostly medieval silks) & 16 rugs (Turkey & Iran, 16th - 18th
century) shown with captions. Bibliography, p546-8; index, p[707]-14. Major
history. CRESWELL 8 (with detailled contents). [CSROT 4185].
KÜHNEL, Ernst. Islamische Schriftkunst. Berlin; Leipzig: [1942]. 86
[2]p. 21.5 x 30.5. Boards. 77 BW + line, 11 C ill + pl. (Cover slightly worn)
(IG2294) € 75,00 / $ 110.00
"Monographien Künstlerischer Schrift" 9. A scholarly historical
description & pictorial survey of Islamic calligraphy in all media &
from all middle eastern regions, 9th - 19th century, organized by writing
style (Kufic, Nashki, Magribi, Talik); 88 works shown with captions, mostly
for manuscripts, architectural ornamentation, metalwork & stonework, with
7 textiles (including 3 medieval Egyptian tiraz & 3 17th-century Turkish
textiles) & a 17th century Iranian rug. [CSROT 5174].
LE COQ, Albert von. Türkische Manichaica aus Chotscho. III. Nebst
einem christlichen Bruchstück aus Bulayiq. Berlin: Verlag der Akademie der
Wissenschaften, 1922. 49 [1]p + 3pl. 23 x 29. Paper. 3 BW pl (= 8 ill).
(Light humidity in upper right corners not affecting text or images).
(IG2382) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
An offprint from: Abhandlungen der Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften,
1922, Phil.-Hist. Klasse 2". A detailled scholarly study with transcriptions
& translations of a series of 40 late antique/early medieval manuscripts
leaves & fragments founded in this central Asian region; 8 leaves shown.
LUKENS, Marie G.; METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART. Islamic Art. NY 1965.
48p. 15.5 x 23. Paper. 62 BW ill + pl. (IG1014) € 30,00 / $ 45.00
"Metropolitan Museum of Art. Guide to the Collections". A pictorial
collection survey of Islamic art in all media, from all regions &
periods; 62 works shown with captions. [CSROT 1419].
MIGEON, Gaston. Manuel d'Art Musulman II. Les Arts Plastiques et
Industriels. Paris 1907. lxxxiii [1] 476 [2]p. 14 x 22. Paper. 376 BW ill +
pl. (IG1036) € 125,00 / $ 185.00
An authoritative history & pictorial survey on the Islamic crafts in all
media, from all regions of the middle east, north Africa & Spain, &
all periods through the 19th c; 376 works shown. Includes important sections
on textiles, p[381]-421, with 34 works shown; & rugs, p[425]-58, with 20
shown. Extensive bibl. Major work. Although a 2nd vol it is complete in
itself as Vol 1, by H. SALADIN, was only on architecture. [CSROT 778].
MIGEON, Gaston. Notes d'Archéologie Musulmane. A Propos de Nouvelles
Acquisitions du Louvre; an extract from: Gazette des Beaux-Arts (Paris),
xxxiii, 3rd period, [1904?]. Pp[441]-55 [1]. 18.5 x 27.5. Boards. 13 BW ill.
(Ex-library). (IG1037) € 35,00 / $50.00
A series of brief studies on Islamic ceramics & metalwork from Iraq,
Spain & Egypt, 12th - 14th c, acquired by the Louvre. Unknown to
CRESWELL.
MUSEUM FÜR ISLAMISCHE KUNST, ed. Museum für Islamische Kunst Berlin.
Katalog 1979. 2nd Revised & Enlarged Edition. Berlin-Dahlem 1979. 204p +
96pl. 17.5 x 23. Cloth; dj. 3 Line ill; 72 BW, 24 Color pl. (IG935) €
40,00 / $ 60.00
"Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz". Collection cat; 679
Islamic works in all media, from all regions & periods; all described at
length; 96 works shown. Includes 23 textiles & 25 rugs, with 17 shown.
[CSROT 731].
PECK, Elsie H. Islamic art. The Detroit Institute of Arts. Detroit
1983. [8p]. 21 x 28. Paper. 10 BW, 1 Color ill; 1 Map. (IG1065) €
15,00 / $ 22.50
A museum gallery guide, with a brief survey of Islamic art based on works in
the collection; 11 works shown, mostly medieval ceramics, metalwork, glass
& painting. Includes a chronology & bibl, p[8].
PHILON, Helen; BENAKI MUSEUM. Islamic Art. Athens 1980. 52p. 16.5 x
23. Paper. 11 BW ill; 10 Color ill + pl. (IG1067) € 30,00 / $ 45.00
Collection & exhibition catalogue. 256 Islamic works in all media, from
all periods & regions of the middle east, mostly ceramics, metalwork,
glass & woodwork; all described, some at length, 21 works shown,
including 3 textiles. Includes historical introduction p7-14; bibl, p51-2.
[CSROT 739].
RICARD, Prosper. Pour Comprendre d'Art Musulman dans l'Afrique du Nord
et en Espagne. Paris 1924. 352p + 2pl. 11.5 x 18. Cloth. 558 BW + Line ill;
13 BW pl; 1 Map; 1 Chart. (Cover slightly faded). (IG1080) € 95,00 /
$ 135.00
"Bibliothèque du tourisme". A comprehensive history & pictorial
survey covering all aspects of Islamic architecture & the crafts in north
Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia & Spain), with much material on Islamic
ornamentation & the decorative arts, especially in north Africa; ca 575
buildings & art works shown. Includes a section on the Berber crafts,
p54-77; & the industrial arts, p273-303, with 18 embroideries & rugs
shown. Glossary, p313-29; bibl, p330-2; index, p333-41. Major survey.
CRESWELL 229. [CSROT 336].
ROBINSON, Basil W., ed. Islamic art in the Keir collection. London;
Boston: Faber and Faber, 1988. xviii [2] 316p + 66pl. 22.5 x 28.5. Cloth; dj.
273 BW ill + pl; 66 C pl. (IG2251) € 95,00 / $ 145.00
"The Keir Collection" 5. Collection catalogue of recent
acquisitions since 1978 by the Keir Collection of Islamic artworks in all
media; ca 350 works described at length & shown, with each section
written by a specialist, including a section on rugs & textiles by Frederich
SPUHLER, p49-106, with 36 rugs & fragments, mostly from Turkey &
Iran, 16th - 18th c, including a rug from Egypt, ca 8th - 10th c; & 21
woven textiles, mostly silks & velvets from Safavid Iran, Turkey &
India, 16th - 18th c; all works described at length, 44 shown in BW & 15
in color. Also includes sections edited by B.W. ROBINSON; R.W. SKELTON;
Géza FEHÉRVÁRI; Oliver WATSON & R.H. PINDER-WILSON. Extensive
bibliographies throughout. Major survey of major collection. [CSROT 3686].
ROUX, Jean-Paul, ed. Arts de l'Islam des Origines à 1700 dans les
Collections Publiques Françaises. Paris 1971. 228 [18]p. 21 x 23.5. Paper.
171 BW, 4 C ill + pl; 2 Maps. (IG1944) € 95,00 / $ 145.00
Collection & exhibition catalogue; 359 Islamic works i all media &
from all regions, especially Iran, Egypt, Turkey & Spain, 8th - 17th c,
all described, mostly ceramics (115 works), metal & painting; 175 works
shown, including 56 ceramics, 27 textiles & 11 rugs. Bibliography, p31-2.
Important documentation of important national collection. [CSROT 771].
SAUVAGET, Jean. Introduction à l'Histoire de l'Orient Musulman. Eléments
de Bibliographie. Corrections et Supplément (Juillet 1946). Paris [1946?].
[4] 202; 6 [2]p. 14 x 23. Paper. (IG1104) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
"Initiation à l'Islam" 1. A general bibliography covering all
aspects of the history of Islam, including archival material, literature,
archaeology, & reference works (by subject). Includes author index.
SCERRATO, Umberto. Islam. Luxembourg: Ebeling Verlag, 1974. 192p. 25 x
33.5. Cloth; dj. 99 Line ill & floor plans; 105 C ill + pl; 1 Map.
(IG2371) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
"Monumente Grosser Kulturen" series. A broad history &
pictorial survey of Islamic art, most centered on medieval Islamic religious
mosque architecture & its tile decoration, 9th - 17th century, organized
chronologically, with sections on Egypt, Syria, north Africa, Iraq, Spain,
central Asia, Iran, Turkey & India; 204 mosques, buildings, views &
floor plans shown with captions. Concludes with a text on the study of
Islamic art, a chronological table & brief bibliography. In German.
SCHIENERL, Peter. Schätze aus dem Orient. Munich 1991. 64p. 28 x 38.
Paper. 25 BW; 32 Color pl (2 double page). (IG1109) € 30,00 / $
45.00
"Sonderausgabe Regensburger Grosse-Antiquariat". A large-format
pictorial survey of Islamic art, mostly metalwork, ceramics, miniatures &
glass from early Iraq, Egypt, Spain & Iran, 7th - 18th c; 57 works shown
with captions on 32 color plates, with introductory survey.
SOTHEBY'S GENEVA. Islamic Art. Manuscripts and Qajar lacquer, Coins,
Pottery, Metalwork, Glass, Arms and Armour, Rugs & Carpets, Orientalist
Paintings, ... Geneva 1985. [338p]. 21 x 27. Paper. Several hundred Color
& BW ill & pl. (IG1848) € 60,00 / $ 90.00
Auction catalogue; 25 June 1985. 500 Islamic works of art in all media
& from all regions, 9th – 20th c, all described, ca 400 works shown
(mostly all in color): 94 manscripts (9th - 18th c); bindings; 8 Iranian
lacquers; 27 early medieval coins; 63 ceramics (Iran, Iraq, Syria, 10th
– 13th c); 10 medieval glass & rock crystal works; 13 medieval
metalworks; 4 silk & velvet textiles (Safavid & Qajar Iran, India);
plus many other ceramics, textiles, metalwork, glass, weapons, works from
Iran, Turkey & India, ca 16th – 19th c; 129 oriental rugs (mostly
20th c), etc. Bibl, p[329].
SÖZEN, Metin. The Evolution of Turkish Art and Architecture. Istanbul:
Haset Kitabevi A.S., 1987. 336p. 24.5 x 31. Cloth; dj. 180 C ill + pl; 70
Floor Plans & Elevations. (IG2467) € 110,00 / $ 165.00
A scholarly & comprehensive history of architecture & art in Anatolia
& Islamic Turkey, circa 10th - 20th century, organized by period for
architecture, & by media for the decorative & minor arts; more than
180 buildings, views & applied arts shown in color. Includes a section on
rugs & kilems, p302-12 with 10 works shown, & on costume, embroidery
& woven textiles, p313-21 with 12 works shown. Concludes with a full
bibliography, p323-7; index, p328-35.
SPINK & SON LTD. The Arts of Islam; a special issue of: Octagon
(London), [1982?]. 28p. 19 x 26. Paper. 61 Color ill. (IG1123) €
40,00 / $ 60.00
Dealer's exhibition & sale catalogue; 61 Islamic works in all media, from
all middle eastern regions, 9th - 18th c; all described & shown in color
with prices, including 3 textiles & 1 rug. [CSROT 1977].
SPINK & SON. Indian and Islamic Works of Art. To Be Exhibited for
Sale by .... London: Spink & Son, 1992. 104p. 22.5 x 21. Paper. 75 C ill
+ pl. (IG2463) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
Dealer's exhibition & sale catalogue; 27 April - 22 May 1992. A catalogue
of 75 works, mostly from India with some works from Iran, Turkey, Egypt,
north Africa & Afghanistan, 12th - 19th century, with sections on
stonework, tiles, wood, metalwork, arms & armour, jewellery, miniatures,
textiles, & Kashmir shawls; all briefly description & shown in color.
Includes inserted price list.
SPINK & SON, ed. Treasures of the Courts. London: Spink, 1994. 70
[2]p. 21 x 29.5. Paper. 1 BW, 70 C ill + pl. (IG1740) € 50,00 / $
75.00
Dealer's exhibition & sale cat; Oct - Nov 1994. 43 art works, mostly
Islamic from India, Turkey & Iran, 13th - 19th c, including early ceramics
(Iran), jewelry, jade, ivory, metalwork, woodwork, inlay (India), weapons
& firearms (Turkey), miniatures (India) & 4 textiles (Seljuk 13th c;
India, 14th - 17th c); all described at length & shown in several views.
Includes bibl, p70.
STEWART, Desmond; TIME-LIFE BÜCHER. Die Frühzeit des Islam. 3rd ptg.
[Amsterdam?] 1975. 192p. 22 x 27.5. Boards. 1 Line, 41 BW, 96 Color pl + ill;
4 Maps. (IG1128) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
"Zeitalter der Menschheit. Eine Weltkulturgeschichte". Translation;
original English: NY 1967 [CSROT 1793]. 1st German edition: 1969. A
social-cultural history & pictorial survey of early medieval Islam; ca
135 buildings, views & art works shown, including architecture,
miniatures & some crafts. Includes a chronology, bibl & index.
[TOULOUSE-LAUTREC, Comte de; et al]. Art d'Orient. ... 25 Septembre
1998. Paris: Drouot-Richelieu, 1998. 84p. 21.5 x 27.5. Paper. 75 C & BW
ill & pl. (IG2478) € 60,00 / $ 90.00
Cover title: Art Arabe des Collections du Comte de Toulouse-Lautrec. Auction
catalogue; Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, 25 September 1998. A multiple owner sale
of important early Islamic art, 12th - 17th century including 18 works from
the Comte de Toulouse-Lautrec: A royal 17th century Mughal album of
miniatures; Medieval Iranian/Persian ceramics; & miscellaneous early
works; 75 works described at length & shown in color.
B2. Islamic Art Surveys By Country (Including
Iran, Spain, Turkey, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, etc.)
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ARSEVEN, Celâl Esad.
Les Arts Décoratifs Turcs. Istanbul [1952]. 360 [4]p + 35pl. 25 x 34. Boards.
717 BW + line ill + pl; 35 Color pl (Many foldout). (IG742) € 250,00
/ $ 375.00
A scholarly history & pictorial survey covering all aspects of Turkish
Islamic applied art, mostly 16th - 18th c, especially their ornamentation
& techniques, with important sections on ceramics, wood, textiles, etc.
Includes woven textiles, p227-37, with 15 BW ill & 4 color pl;
embroidery, p238-63, with 59 BW & Line ill & 3 color pl; painted
& printed textiles, p264-9, with 4 BW ill; rugs & kilims, p270-300,
with 150 BW & Line ill & 2 color pl; & knitting, p300-4, with 79
BW & Line ill & 1 color pl. Basic work. [CSROT 1327].
BINNEY 3rd, Edwin; Walter B. DENNY. Turkish Treasures from the
Collection of Edwin Binney, 3rd. With Sections on Ceramics and Textiles by
Walter B. Denny. Portland, OR 1979. xxiv 250 [2]p. 22 x 20 (Oblong). Paper.
154 BW ill + pl. (IG769) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
Collection & exhibition catalogue; 154 Turkish Islamic works, 15th - 19th
c; all described at length & shown, including 109 miniatures &
bindings described by BINNEY & 17 textiles, (mostly 16th - 17th c
velvets), 15 ceramics, 8 metalworks & 5 woodworks described by W.B.DENNY.
Bibl, p244-50. [CSROT 2851].
DIEZ, Ernst. Iranische Kunst. Vienna 1944. 238 [2]p + 16pl. 17 x 25.
Boards. 130 BW ill; 16 Color pl. (IG810) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
A standard history of architecture & crafts in Iran covering all media
& periods, but mostly centered on the Islamic period; ca 150 works shown.
Includes chapters on textiles & rugs, p174-213, with 20 works shown in BW
& 4 in color. CRESWELL 273. [CSROT 98].
ERDMANN, Hanna; Kurt ERDMANN; A. SCHIMMEL, eds. Iranische Kunst in
Deutschen Museen. Wiesbaden 1967. 33 [2]p + 75pl + 39p. 25 x 33.5. Cloth. 56
BW, 19 C pl. (IG829) € 110,00 / $ 165.00
A pictorial collection survey; 85 metalworks, ceramics, miniatures, textiles
& rugs from all periods in Iran, including 12 works from the Sassanian
period & 60 from the Islamic period, 10th - 18th c; all described &
shown. Includes foreword by Annemarie SCHIMMEL, p11-20; & a text from
Kurt ERDMANN, p21-33. All in German & Arabic.
FALKE, Otto von. Sasanidische Kunst; an article in: Pantheon (Munich),
Band VI, Heft 12, December 1930. Pp568-70. 25 x 33. Paper. 3 BW ill. (IG2486)
€ 20,00 / $30.00
A scholarly study of the Sassanian-period art, especially metalwork &
stucco, in the Islamische Kunstabteilung in the Berlin Museum; 3 works shown
with captions. Includes the entire issue with articles on medieval &
renaissance art, including furniture, sculpture, painting, & the Jules
Bache Collection, with numerous illustrated advertisements.
GAYET, Albert. l'Art Persan. Paris 1895. 320p. 14 x 22. Paper. 175
Engraved ill. (IG862) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
"Bibliothèque de l'Enseignement des Beaux-Arts". A general survey
of Iranian art, mostly architecture, with a chapter on the "industrial
arts", p[194]-263; 175 buildings & art works shown. Includes section
on "tapestry", rugs & painting, p[264]-305. [CSROT 146].
KÜHNEL, Ernst. Maurische Kunst. Berlin 1924. vii [1] 75 [11]p + 155pl.
19 x 26. Boards. 24 BW ill; 155 BW pl. (IG989) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
"Die Kunst des Ostens" 9. A scholarly history & pictorial
survey of Islamic architecture, ornamentation & the crafts in Spain, 8th
- 17th c; ca 175 buildings, views & art works described & shown,
including 18 textiles & rugs. Bibl, p vii. Important study. CRESWELL 324.
[CSROT 676].
MUSÉE DAR BELGHAZI. Du Quotidien d'Hier aux Chefs-d'oeuvres
d'Audjourd'hui. Salé, Morocco: Musée Dar Belghazi, 1998. [20p]. 23 x 23.
Paper. 36 C ill. (IG2274) € 30,00 / $ 45.00
Exhibition catalogue, "Marrocos" Expo '98, Lisbon. 36 Moroccan
craft objects in metal, silver, enamel & wood including astrolabs, arms,
jewelery, books, musical instruments, caskets, ceramics & metalwork, 13th
- 20th century, all shown in color with captions & a general descriptive
text. Includes 2 inserts on the history, collections & activities of the
Belghazi museums in Salé & Fès. [CSROT 6382].
MUSÉE DAR BELGHAZI. De Soie d'Or et d'Argent. Salé, Morocco: Musée Dar
Belghazi, [1996?]. [36p]. 23 x 23. Paper. 32 C ill. (IG2273) € 35,00
/ $ 50.00
Exhibition catalogue; 1996-1997. 32 Moroccan textiles in gold, silver &
silk: embroideries, caftans, vests, belts, shoes, with a 15th century
embroidered shroud (Moulay Idriss), & some jewelery & clothing
accessories, from Meknès, Rabat, Tétouan & Fès, ca 15th - 19th century;
all shown in color with captions & a general descriptive text. Includes 2
inserts on the history, collections & activities of the the Belghazi
museums in Salé & Fès. [CSROT 6381].
POPE, Arthur Upham. Masterpieces of Persian Art. NY 1945. 204p. 22 x
29. Boards (Decorated). 155 BW, 9 C pl. (IG1070) € 90,00 / $ 135.00
An authoritative history & pictorial survey of Iranian art in all media,
antiquity – 18th c, but mostly from the Islamic period, including
sections on ancient bronzes; Sassanian silver, bronzes & pottery; Islamic
metalwork, stucco, ceramics, ivories, stonework, woodwork, miniatures &
bindings, textiles & rugs; ca 200 works shown with captions. Includes
sections on medieval Seljuk woven textiles, p72-4 with 8 BW pl; rugs, p182-5
with 6 BW & 7 color pl; & Safavid textiles, p185-7, with 10 BW &
1 color pl. CRESWELL 534. [CSROT 318].
ROGERS, J.M.; Julian RABY; Alison EFFENY, eds. Empire of the Sultans.
Ottoman Art for the collection of Nasser D. Khalili. 2nd Edition. London: The
Nour Foundation; Azimuth Editions, 1996. 286 [2]p. 24 x 31.5. Paper. 203 C
ill; 1 Map. (IG2471) € 90,00 / $ 135.00
1st edition: 1995. Collection & exhibition catalogue; The Nasser D.
Khalili Collection at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 5 Dec 1966 - 13 May 1977.
203 Turkish Islamic art works in all media, including calligraphy,
manuscripts, Korans, bindings, metalwork, glass, ceramics, jade, textiles,
etc, 15th - 19th century, with much political & religious background; 203
artworks described at great length with details, all shown in color. Includes
a section on carpets, silks & embroideries by Michael FRANSES,
p198-[217], with 16 works described & shown in color. Bibliography, p278-85.
ROSS, E. Denison, ed. Persian Art. London 1930. 108p + 22pl. 13 x 19.
Paper. 18 BW, 3 Color pl; 1 Map. (IG1095) € 30,00 / $ 45.00
Anthology of 9 texts on all facets of Iranian art, mostly during the Islamic
period, with B. RACKHAM on ceramics & glass, p74-85; L. ASHTON
on textiles; p86-93; & C.E.C. TATTERSALL on rugs, p94-100. [CSROT
341].
ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, ed. Persian
Art. An Illustrated Souvenir of the Exhibition of Persian Art at the
Burlington House 1931. First
Edition. London 1931. xix [1]p + 105pl. 19 x
25. Boards. 101 BW, 5 Color pl (= 190 ill).
(Spine slightly worn).
(IG937) € 60,00 / $
80.00
A pictorial exhibition catalogue; 190 Iranian works
in all media, mostly all from the Islamic period, 9th - 18th century; all
shown with captions, including 36 textiles & 14 rugs. Brief introductory
notes by A.T WILSON, Reginald BLOMFIELD, Arthur Upham POPE, Leigh ASHTON,
& Roger FRY. [CSROT 306].
[TURKISH ART]. Metropolitan
Museum of Art Bulletin
(NY), v26, 5, Jan 1968. Pp193-240. 21 x 26. Paper. 78 BW ill + pl. (IG1142) €
35,00 / $ 50.00
A pictorial collection survey of Islamic art in all media from Turkey, &
Turkish-inspired works made in Europe, 16th - 19th c; 69 works described
& shown, including 14 textiles & rugs. [CSROT 448].
[TURKISH ART]. Türkische Kunst und Kultur aus osmanischer Zeit. 2
Volumes. Recklinghausen
1985. Volume 1: 272p; v2: 399 [1]p. 20.5 x 23. Boards. v1: 133 BW + Line, 28
Color pl + ill; v2: 467 BW + Line, 27 Color pl + ill; 2 Maps. (IG1141) €
110,00 / $ 165.00
First edition. Exhibition catalogue. An encyclopedic history & pictorial
survey of Ottoman Islamic cultural-social life, architecture & the arts
in Turkey, 13th - 19th c, covering all aspects & the arts, with 38
scholarly texts on specialized areas. A total of 650 Turkish art works,
mosques, domestic buildings, floor plans & early maps, including some
European paintings & engravings, with a catalogue of ca 500 art works;
all described at length & shown, 55 in color. All the crafts are treated
in Vol 2, with sections on rugs by Hanna ERDMANN, p193-220, with 32
shown in BW & 3 in color; costume by Jennifer SCARCE, p221-39,
with 19 garments & embroideries shown in BW; & textiles & costume
by Ingrid BINIOK, p240-[273], with 31 caftans, silks, velvets &
embroideries shown in BW & 6 in color. Includes extensive bibliography,
with many Turkish works, v2, p379-96; & glossary, p397-8. Major
documentation. [CSROT 1746].
WELCH, Anthony. Shah 'Abbas & the Arts of Isfahan. New York:
The Asia Society, 1973. 152p. 20.5 x 28.
Paper. 119 BW ill + pl; 10 C pl; 1 Map. (IG2193) € 60,00 / $ 90.00
Exhibition catalogue. 97 Islamic works in all media produced in Iran under
the Safavid dynasty, 1587 - 1722, including miniatures, metalwork, weapons,
ceramics & tiles, coins, rugs, textiles & costume; all described at
great length & shown, including 17 woven textiles (velvets) &
costumes, & 5 rugs, with introductory notes on the patronage of each of
the 5 rulers during the period. Bibliography, p150-1. [CSROT 5909].
WIDMER, Eduard; Peter KILLER. Kunst der Seldschuken; an issue of: Du (Zurich), Year 33, 390,
Aug 1973. Pp[532]-[575], 592, 602-4. 26 x 30.5. Paper. 37 BW, 7 Color pl +
ill. (IG1525) € 35,00 / $ 50.00
An historical survey, with text by P. KILLER, on Seljuk architecture
& art in medieval Turkey, with 44 dramatic views & close-up
decorative details of mosques, tombs & some art works, including 1 rug
shown in color. CRESWELL II, 196.
B3. Islamic Architecture (Including
Gardens, Urbanism, Etc.)
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ABU-LUGHOD, Janet L. Cairo. 1001 Years of The City Victorious. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1971. xiv [2] 284
[4]p. 22 x 29. Cloth; dj. 156 BW ill; 19 Maps; 24 Tables & Charts.
(IG2426) € 65,00 / $ 95.00
A broad scholarly sociological study of the urban history of Cairo from the
10th - 20th century, organized in 3 parts: The Islamic City (640 - ca 1800);
The modern era: A tale of two cities (1800 - 20th century); & The
contemporary metropolis (mid-20th century), basically focused on the underlying
patterns in Cairo's growth & development; 156 modern & historic views
of the city, along with numerous maps, tables & charts outlining its
history. Concludes with a bibliography, p257-65; & detailled index,
p269-84.
ANHEGGER, Robert. Beiträge zur Osmanischen Baugeschichte. I. Eyyubi,
Menakbi-I Süleyman. Eine neue Quelle zur Geschichte der Istanbuler
Wasserleitungen; a disbound extract from: Istanbuler Mitteilungen (Istanbul), Heft 6,
1955. Pp89-108. 17 x 24. Paper. (IG2431) € 20,00 / $ 30.00
BADAWY, Alexander. Architecture in the Ancient Egypt and the Near East.
Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 1966. x 246p. 18.5 x
26. Cloth; dj. 38 Line pl; 5 Maps; 2 Charts. (IG2334) € 45,00 / $
67.50
A scholarly study of the evolution of pre-Hellenic architecture &
archeology, including temples, housing, palaces, tombs & fortifications,
throughout the middle east region since ca 3,000 BC, organized by
country-region (Egypt, Iraq, Asia minor, north Syria, Palastine, Elam &
Persia, Cyprus, Aegean); several hundred line illustrations of buildings
& floor plans shown on 38 plates. Includes a illustrated chronology,
p211-28; glossary, p229; & 5 indexes (authors, historical, geographical,
subject, & foreign terms), p230-46.
BLAIR, Sheila S. The Ilkhanid Shrine Complex at Natanz, Iran.
Cambridge, MA 1986. [18] 178p. 15.5 x 23. Paper. 136
Bw ill; 6 Floor plans; 1 Map. (IG2235) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
"Harvard Middle East Papers. Classical
Series" 1. A detailled scholarly study of the 14th-century "Abd
al-Samad" shrine, including sections on its builders, a description of
the buildings, vaulting & decoration, & a history of the complex.
Concludes with an appendix with the 15 inscriptions, p60-71; & extensive
footnotes, p72-102.
BLUNT, Wilfrid; Wim SWAAN. Isfahan.
Pearl of Persia. New York: Stein and Day, 1966. 208p. 21 x
28. Cloth; dj. 55 BW ill; 36 C pl. (IG2404) € 30,00 / $ 45.00
A pictorial survey & history of the city of Isfahan, Iran, mostly
centered on Safavid-period architecture & ornamentation, especially
mosques, from ca 14th - 20th century; 91 views of buildings & decorative
details shown with captions. Concludes with a bibliography, notes &
index, p201-8.
BULATOV, M.; T. KADYROVA. Tashkent.
Leningrad:
Aurora Art Publishers, 1977. 19 [1]p + 94pl 22.5 x 30. Cloth; dj. 5 BW; 111
BW & C ill + pl (Many double-page). (IG2286) € 30,00 / $ 45.00
A pictorial survey of contemporary architecture in Tashkent (Uzbekistan,
Central Asia), including monuments, civic & administrative buildings,
museums, theaters, hotels & housing, mostly built during the 1960s &
1970s, with a introductory history of the city; 116 views shown with
captions, mostly in color, including 5 medieval mosques. All in Russian &
English.
CHUECA GOITIA, Fernando. La moschea di Cordova. Florence: Sadea / Sansoni Editore, 1965.
[8p] + 30pl. 26.5 x 35. Paper. 30 C pl (2 double page foldout). (IG2411) €
40,00 / $ 60.00
"Forma e colore. I grandi cicli dell'arte" 60. A pictorial survey
& description of the great medieval 8th century mosque in Cordoba, with brief
history; 30 dramatic views & close-up details shown in fine color.
Bibliography, p[7].
CRESWELL, K.A.C. A Short Account of Early Muslim Architecture. Reprint
Edition. Beirut:
Libraire du Liban; Lebanon Bookshop, 1968. xiv [2] 330p + 72pl. 14.5 x 21.
Cloth; dj. 64 Line ill & Floor plans; 72 BW pl. (IG2254) € 40,00
/ $ 60.00
1st edition: Harmondsworth 1958. A abridgement of the author's monumental
2-volume folio work (Oxford 1932-1940) on Islamic architecture in the middle
east during the very early 7th - 10th century period, especially in Egypt;
many buildings & floor plans shown. Includes bibliography, p323-4; index,
p325-30. CRESWELL 4. [CSROT 534].
DEVONSHIRE, Henriette R.L.
Quatre-vingts Mosquées et Autres Monuments Musulmans du Caire. Guide des
Visiteurs. Cairo
1925. [2] vi [2] 47 [3]p + 46pl. 17.5 x 27. Boards (With original covers
pasted-down). 45 BW pl; 1 Map (Foldout). (IG2351) € 110,00 / $
165.00
A practical guide & scholarly description to the 80 main Islamic
monuments in Cairo, mostly mosques, built from 861 - 1911; 45 mosques &
decorative details shown with captions & a large foldout map. Includes
bibliography, p[39]-40. CRESWELL 58.
ELDEM, Sedad Hakki. Türk Mimari Eseleri. Works of Turkish
Architecture. Selection of Photographs, Composition, Framing and Cutting. Istanbul: Yapi v Kredi
Bankasinin, [ca 1975?]. [68]p + [351]pl +[16]p. 25 x 33.5. Cloth; dj. 6 Line
pl; 156 BW, 224 C ill + pl (mostly double-page). (IG2047) € 175,00 /
$ 250.00
"Bu Eser Kurulusunun 30. Yilinda." A broad pictorial survey of
Islamic-period architecture, interior decoration & urbanism throughout
Turkey, 15th – 19th c, including religious & royal buildings, but
also many rural & domestic buildings, bridges, towns, etc.; 380
buildings, decorative details (tiles & painting), landscapes & views
shown, with a long historical introduction in Turkish & English, p[8-68].
Unknown to CRESWELL.
ENDERLEIN, Volkmar; Michael MEINECKE. Graben - Forschen -
Präsentieren. Probleme der darstellung vergangener Kulturen. Am Beispeile der
Mschatta-Fassade. Berlin
1993. Pp[2] [137]-72 [= 38p]. 23.5 x 34. Paper. 37 BW, Line ill & Floor
plans. (IG2270) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
An offprint from: Jahrbuch der Berliner Museen, v34, 1992. A detailled
scholarly study of this 8th century Islamic palace site in Syria (part of which is now in the Berlin Museum collection); 37 views, details
& floor plans shown.
FERNANDEZ ARENAS, José. La Arquitectura Mozárabe. Barcelona [1972?]. 281 [3]p. 27 x 27.5.
Cloth; dj. 64 BW + Line, 88 C pl + ill; 1 Map. (IG2149) € 125,00 / $
185.00
A scholarly study of the architecture produced by the "Hispano-Gothic
Christians" craftsmen working under the domination of Islamic rulers in
medieval Spain, ca 8th - 11th c., including sections on its historical roots;
geographic implantation; stylistic forms (space, volumes, walls, decoration,
light) & spiritual contents (Mozarabic liturgy & the monastic
movement); ca 150 buildings, architectural details & floor plans shown,
with brief bibl, p280-1. All in Spanish, English, French & German.
CRESWELL II, 159.
GARCIA GÓMEZ, Emilio. L'Alhambra: Il Palazzo Reale. Florence 1965. [8p] + 30pl. 26.5 x 35.
Paper. 1 BW ill; 30 Color pl + (Some foldout). (IG2192) € 40,00 / $
60.00
"Forma e Colore. I Grandi Cicli dell'Arte" 36. A pictorial survey
& description of this medieval Islamic palace near Granada; 30 views & close-up decorative
details shown in fine color, with preface by Jesus BERMUDEZ PAREJA. Bibl,
p[7].
GASSER, Manuel; Franco CIANETTI. Herrlich ist der Orient übers
Mittelmeer gedrungen. Arabische, mozarabische und Mudéjar-Kunst in Spanien;
an issue of: Du (Zurich),
September 1978. Pp32-75. 23 x 29.5. Paper. 27 BW, 12 C ill (mostly full-page;
many double-page). (IG2381) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
A pictorial survey of medieval Islamic architecture in Spain, including
Cordoba, Grenada, Sevilla, Toledo, Coca, Zaragosa, Calatayud, Guadalajara,
& Santiage de Penalba; 39 palaces, domestic & religious buildings,
& decorative details shown with captions.
GONNELLA, Julia. Ein christlich-orientalisches Wohnhaus des 17.
Jahrhunderts aus Aleppo
(Syrien). Berlin; Mainz 1996. 76p. 21 x 23. Paper. 27 BW
& Line, 42 C ill & pl; 1 Map. (IG2125) € 25,00 / $ 37.50
A detailled study including historical background (trade & christians
in Aleppo),
domestic buildings, the themes of wall paintings, inscriptions & the
pigments used in the paintings. Concludes with a bibl & footnotes, p74-6.
GOODWIN, Godfrey. Islamic Architecture. Ottoman Turkey. London 1977. ix [3]
13-192p. 21.5 x 20. Ppr. 13 Floor Plans; 130 BW, 24 Color pl; 1 Map. (IG876) €
30,00 / $ 45.00
A pictorial survey of Islamic architecture in Turkey, early 14th - mid-19th
c; 154 views, buildings & ornamental details shown, including 24 in
color, with brief descriptions. Includes outline history, p13-23; chronology,
glossary, bibl & index, p24-32. CRESWELL II, 195.
GRABAR, Oleg. The Great Mosque of Isfahan. London: I.B. Tauris & Co, 1990. x 141
[1]p. 20.5 x 27.5. Cloth; dj. 17 Line ill & floor Plans; 35 BW ill + pl.
(IG2462) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
A scholarly study of the history of the "Masjid-e Jomeh" mosque,
founded during the 9th century & its evolution during the course of 6
successive building styles based on archeological evidence, visual analyses
& written documents; 35 views & decorative details shown, with 17 related
drawings, floor plans & maps. Includes postscript by Eugenio GALDIERI,
p75-8; footnotes, p79-86.
HALLENSLEBEN, Horst. Untersuchungen zur Baugeschichte der ehemaligen
Pammakaristoskirche, der heutigen Fethiye Camii in Istanbul;
an offprint from: Istanbuler Mitteilungen ([Berlin?]) v13-14, 1963-1964. Pp[128]-93
[1] + pl 59-73 [+ 3p]. 19 x 26. Paper. 17 Line ill + pl; 15 BW pl. (IG897) €
40,00 / $ 60.00
Includes extensive bibl references. CRESWELL II, 214.
HICHENS, Robert. The Near East. Dalmatia, Greece
and Constantinople. NY 1913. x 268 [2]p. 18
x 27. Cloth. 33 BW, 17 Color pl (With printed tissue guards). (IG905) €
30,00 / $ 45.00
A travelogue, including a chapter on the mosques in Istanbul, p181-268, showing 15 views. The
color plates are drawings by Jules GUÉRIN.
HUTT, Antony.
Islamic Architecture. North Africa. London 1977. ix [3]
13-192p. 21.5 x 20. Paper. 136 BW, 20 Color pl; 2 Maps. (IG917) €
30,00 / $ 45.00
A pictorial survey of Islamic architecture in Morocco, Algeria, Tunesia &
Libya, 8th - 14th c; 156 views, buildings & ornamental details shown,
including 20 in color, with brief descriptions. Includes outline history,
p13-23; chronology, glossary, bibl & index, p24-32. CRESWELL II, 119.
KRAMERS, J.H. Over de Kunst van de Islam. Leiden 1953. [6] 102p + 16pl. 20 x 27.
Boards; dj. 1 Line ill; 16 BW pl (= 43 ill). (IG981) € 40,00 / $
60.00
A general survey of Islamic art & architecture from all regions, mostly
centered on pre-17th c architecture. Bibl, p[99]-101. CRESWELL I, 1. [CSROT
1079].
KUBAN, Dogan. Muslim Religious
Architecture. Part I. The Mosque and its Early Development. Leiden 1974. xi [1] 31 [3]p + 44pl. 19 x
24. Paper. 13 Line ill; 44 BW pl. (IG2342) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
"Institute
of Religious Iconography.
State University
Groningen.
Iconography of Religions. Section XXII. Islam. Fascicle 2". A scholarly
study of the relation between religious concepts & early mosque
architecture in the middle east, especially in Iran, Egypt, Spain & north
Africa, mostly during the 8th - 14th century period; 44 buildings & views
shown with captions. Includes bibliography, p ix-x.
KUBAN, Dogan. Muslim Religious
Architecture. Part II. Development of Religious Architecture in Later
Periods. Leiden
1985. x 49 [1]p + 43pl. 19 x 24. Paper. 34 Line ill & Floorplans; 43 BW
pl. (IG2343) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
"Institute
of Religious Iconography.
State University
Groningen.
Iconography of Religions. Section XXII. Islam. Fascicle 3". A scholarly
study of the relation between religious concepts & later mosque, tomb,
& madrasa architecture in the middle east, especially in Egypt (Fatimid
& Mamluk periods), north Africa, Iran, Central Asia, India, & Turkey,
mostly during the 10th - 18th century period; 43 buildings & views shown
with captions. Includes bibliography, p [ix]-x.
KURAN, Aptullah. The Mosque in Early Ottoman Architecture. Chicago: University
of Chicago Press, 1968.
xvi 233 [3]p. 24 x 26. Boards. 257 BW ill & Floor plans; 2 Maps. (IG2424)
€ 65,00 / $ 95.00
"Publications of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies" 2. A
scholarly study of 95 of most important Ottoman-Turkish mosques, including
some medrassas, built during the 14th & 15th century, all of which were
newly photographed & re-measured, some studied & documented for the
first time; ca 250 views, drawings & floor plans shown with captions.
Concludes with footnotes, p218-22; glossary, p223; chronology of the mosques,
p224-7; bibliography, p228-9; index p230-3. CRESWELL I, 110.
LANE-POOLE, Stanley.
The Story of Cairo.
3rd Printing. London:
Dent, 1924. xx 339 [1]p + 1pl. 11.5 x 17.5. Cloth. 31 Line ill; 1 Map
(Foldout). (IG2333) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
"Mediaeval towns" series. 1st edition: 1900. A social-cultural
history of Cairo, mostly during the medieval Islamic period, including
pre-Islamic Cairo; the early Caliphs; Misr & Fostat; the Fatimid period;
Saladin; the Mamluk period; & commerce & the crafts; 30 views shown
with captions. Concludes with a list of rulers & monuments, p317-22; a
conversion table between hijara & christian years, p323-7; & index,
p328-[p340]. CRESWELL 71.
LAPIDUS, Ira Marvin. Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1967. xiv [2] 307
[3]p. 16.5 x 24. Cloth; dj. 4 Maps. (IG2372) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
A detailled scholarly study of the social, economic, political & urban
conditions in Syria & the neighboring middle east under Mamluk rule, 1250
- 1517, based on original Arab sources, especially the cities of Damascus,
Aleppo & Cairo, with frequent references to trade, including textiles.
Includes appendixes; extensive bibliography, p217-42; footnotes, p243-94;
& index, p295-307.
MICHELL, George, ed. Architecture of the Islamic World. Its History
and Social Meaning. With a Complete Survey of Key Monuments. 2nd Printing. London 1991. 288p. 22 x
28. Cloth; dj. 646 BW, Line ill & Floor plans, 112 C ill + pl; Maps.
(IG2221) € 60,00 / $ 90.00
1st edition: 1978. An encyclopedic visual & historical survey of Islamic
royal, domestic & religious architecture, its materials & decoration,
in the middle east, Africa, central Asia, India & the far east, mostly
medieval; 758 buildings, decorative details, documents & views shown with
captions. Includes a series of 7 important scholarly texts by Ernst GRUBE,
James DICKIE, Oleg GRABAR, Eleanor SIMS, Ronald LEWCOCK, Dalu JONES & Guy
PETHERBRIDGE, p10-208.
MURPHY, James Cavanah. Las Antigüedades Árabes de España. La Alhambra. Facsimile
Reprint Edition. Granada
[1987?]. [2] 21 [3]p + 88pl. 21.5 x 31.5. Card; dj. 88 Line pl (nos X-XCVII).
(IG1045) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
Facs reprint; original: 1813. CRESWELL 329 (English edition: The Arabian
Antiquities of Spain, 1813). A pictorial survey of the architecture,
interiors & ornamental details of the Alhambra; 87 views & motifs described
at length & shown. This rep does not contain the plates I-IX on Cordova.
PARKER, Richard B.; Robin SABIN. A Practical Guide to Islamic
Monuments in Cairo.
Cairo 1974.
xix [1] 91 [1]p + 31pl + 1 Map. 17 x 24. Paper. 13 Line, 31 BW pl; 1 Map.
(IG1062) € 25,00 / $ 37.50
RABBAT, Nasser O. The Citadel of Cairo.
A New Interpretation of Royal Mamluk Architecture. Leiden: Brill, 1995. xx [2] 339 [9]p +
22pl. 16.5 x 25. Cloth; dj. 42 Line ill & floor plans; 22 BW pl (= 32
ill); 6 Maps. (IG2380) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
"Islamic History and Civilization. Studies and Texts" 14. A
scholarly architectural history of the medieval evolution of Cairo,
especially the central "Citadel", under Mamluk rule during the 14th
century; 75 urban views, buildings, floor plans & architectural details
shown with captions. Includes extensive primary sources & bibliography,
p305-25; index, p[327]-39.
ROS, Fred; Keith ALBARN; Antony
HUTT; Joseph HOWSE. Islamathematica. Rotterdam:
Museum voor Land-
en Volkenkunde, 1974. 53 [3]p. 24pl. 21 x 30. Paper. 19 Line (47 ill); 6 BW
pl; 1 Map. (IG2433) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
Exhibition catalogue. A series of studies on Islamic mathematics concepts
& its application to the pattern, design & architecture; 47 patterns
& motifs, & 6 buildings shown.
ROSINTAL, J. Le Réseau. Forme Intermédiaire Perse Inconnue Jusqu'à
Présent. Paris:
Librairie Orientaliste Paul Geuthner, 1937. [2] 56 [6]p. 19 x 24. Paper. 50
BW & Line ill. (Mostly uncut) (IG2422) € 65,00 / $ 95.00
A scholarly study of the origin of an Islamic intermediary architectural
devise used as a transition between a rectilinear building foundation to the
circular base of the coupola in medieval & later mosque construction,
mostly in Iran; 50 architectural details, floor plans & drawings shown.
CRESWELL 286.
SIDDIQI, M. Indris. Thatta. Karachi:
Department of Archaelogy in Pakistan,
1958. [60p]. 20.5 x 25. Paper. 10 Line ill; 37 BW ill + pl; 1 C pl; 1 Map.
(Cover & edges slightly worn) (IG2222) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
A descriptive study of the medieval Islamic architecture & its stone
& tile decoration, mostly mosques & tombs, in Thatta, Pakistan, 14th
- 17th c; 38 buildings, decorative details & views shown. CRESWELL I, 34.
SORDO, Enrique; Wim SWAAN. Moorish Spain. Cordoba,
Seville, Grenada. Text by Enrique Sordo.
Photographs by Wim Swaan. 2nd Printing. London:
Elek Books, 1971. 223 [1]p. 21 x 28. Cl. 56 BW, 33 C ill + pl; 5 Floor Plans;
2 Tables. (IG2427) € 25,00 / $ 37.50
1st English edition: 1963. An historical description & pictorial survey
of the 3 medieval Islamic cities in Spain, Cordoba, Seville & Grenada; ca
90 architectural views & ornamental details shown with captions. Includes
glossary, p219; bibliography, p220; index, p221-3.
STEWART, Desmond. Great Cairo.
Mother of the World. London:
Rupert Hart-Davis, 1969. viii [6] 223 [1]p. 17 x 24. Cloth; dj. 53 BW ill.
(IG2352) € 35,00 / $ 50.00
An informal but informed history of Cairo from the pharaonic period &
early Christianity through the 20th century, but mostly centered on the
medieval Islamic period, especially under the rule of the Fatimids & Mamluks;
53 mosques, buildings, & daily life views shown with captions. Includes
bibliography, p215-6; index, p217-23.
STEWART, Desmond. Alhambra.
Wiesbaden
[1975?]. 148p. 23 x 29.5. Cloth; dj. 5 Line, 28 BW, 42 Color ill + pl; 2
Maps. (IG1127) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
Translation; original English: 1974. A scholarly history & pictorial
survey of this medieval Islamic palace complex in Grenada & related
Islamic civilization in Spain, especially Cordova; ca 70 buildings, views
& art works shown, including many medieval miniatures & crafts.
Includes a guide to the Alhambra,
p142-5; & index, p147-8.
TOPKAPI
SARAY MUSEUM.
Topkapi Sarayi Müzesi Rehberi. Üçüncü Tabi. Istanbul: Devlet Matbassi, 1933. 197 [1]p +
3pl. 16.5 x 24. Paper. 48 BW, 1 C pl; 1 Floor Plan (Foldout). (Cover slightly
soiled; interior very good) (IG2538) € 90,00 / $ 135.00
"Istanbul
Asariatika Müzeleri". A detailled description & illustrated guide to
the Topkapi Saray
Museum in Istanbul, centered on the history of the
buildings & collections, with unique installation photographs of the
collections, and numerous reproductions of 16th century manuscripts; 48 views
& works shown with captions & a foldout floor plan.
VOGT-GÖKNIL, Ulya. Turkse Bouwkunst. Amsterdam: J.M. Meulenhoff, [1970s?]. [4]
192p. 21 x 21.5. Cloth; dj. Numerous drawings & Floor plans; 175 BW pl (5
Foldout); 1 Map. (IG2432) € 35,00 / $ 50.00
"Bouwkunst der eeuwen" series. A comprehensive history of the
Islamic Ottoman-period religious & secular architecture in Turkey, 14th -
19th century; 170 buildings & decorative details shown with captions,
plus numerous floor plans. Includes bibligraphy, p183-4; chronology, p184-8;
index, p191-2.
VOGT-GÖKNIL, Ulya. Türkische Moscheen. Zurich: Origo Verlag, 1953. 136p. 16 x
23.5. Boards. 78 BW ill + pl, Floor plans. (Cover slightly soiled) (IG2157) €
50,00 / $ 75.00
A detailled study of the evolution of Islamic religious architecture in Turkey (Bursa, Istanbul, Konya),
13th - 18th century; 78 mosques, architectural views & drawings shown.
Brief bibl, p136.
WILKINSON, Charles K. Nishapur. Some Early Islamic Buildings and Their
Decoration. NY 1986. 328p. 22 x 28.5. Cloth. 153 Line, 325 BW ill + pl; 33
Color ill; 2 Maps. (Cover slightly worn). (IG1169) € 90,00 / $
135.00
An authoritative study of the archeological finds from this ca 8th - 13th c
north Iranian site excavated in the late 1930s by the Metropolitan Museum of
Art; ca 350 buildings, views & decorative objects described & shown,
many in great detail. Includes a glossary, p315-6; bibl, p317-22; index.
B4. Islamic Woven & Printed Textiles, Embroideries &
Costume
Top
ANAND, Mulk Raj; et al. Homage to Kalamkari. Reprint
Edition. Bombay
July 1979. [6] 134p. 24.5 x 33. Cloth (Decorated Printed Cotton). 2 Line, 49
BW, 46 Color ill + pl (6 foldout). (IG735) € 90,00 / $ 135.00
1st edition: April 1979. Anthology of 14 scholarly texts on all aspects of
Indian printed textiles, especially during the 17th - 18th c period,
including texts by P. JAYAKAR, J. IRWIN, K. BRETT, M. HALL, et al.
[CSROT 643].
AZIZBEKOVA, P.A., ed. Azerbajidshanskie Vuishivki. Azerbaijan
Embroidery. Moscow
1971. 39 [3]p + 106pl. 22 x 30.5. Cloth; dj. 11 BW ill; 38 BW, 68 Color pl.
(IG751) € 75,00 / $ 110.00
A pictorial survey of Azerbaijan folk embroidery, mostly 19th c; 106 works
& details shown with captions. Includes introduction on the antiquity of
the motifs (with 11 Bronze Age & medieval metal & ceramics shown)
& the regional types of embroidery. All in Russian, Azerbaijan &
English. Unknown to CRESWELL. [CSROT 22].
BAKER, Patricia L. Islamic textiles. London 1995. 192p. 23 x 28.5. Cloth; dj. 58
BW, 76 C ill + pl. 1 Map. (IG2329) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
A comprehensive scholarly history of Islamic woven textiles, mostly silk
textiles, with some embroidery & rugs, from all regions of the middle
east, central Asia, Spain & India, 8th - 20th century, covering the
following areas: trade routes; early medieval Iraq, Abbasid & Yeman
tiraz, Spain; Mamluk textiles (medieval Egypt); Ottoman textiles (Turkey;
16th - 19th century); Safavid-period Iran (16th - 18th century); Qajar Iran
(19th century); & modern, 20th century, Islamic textiles in central Asia,
Egypt, Syria & Palestine, Iran, & Turkey; 134 textiles, costumes
& documents shown with captions. Extensive bibliography, p181-6; &
index, p189-92. Although Islamic textiles is well-researched subject, this is
the only general historical survey (except for some museum catalogues).
[CSROT 5319].
BALLIAN, Anna; BENAKI
MUSEUM. Islamic
Textiles. Athens
1974. [4p] + 29pl. 14 x 16. Paper. 29 BW pl. (IG754) € 20,00 / $
30.00
A pictorial collection survey; 29 woven Islamic textiles, mostly from the
middle east, 10th - 18th c; all described & shown. [CSROT 453].
COMBE, Etienne. Natte de Tibériade au Musée Benaki à Athènes; an offprint
from: Mélanges syriens offerts à M.R. Dussaud. Paris 1939. Pp841-4 + 1pl. 22 x 28. Paper.
1 BW pl. (IG799) € 20.00 / $ 30.00
A detailled scholarly study of a 10th c Islamic inscribed woven mat from Palestine. CRESWELL
1225. [CSROT 1014].
DOLCINI, Loretta, ed. La Casula di San Marco Papa. Sciamiti Orientali
alla Corte Carolingia. Florence
1992. [16] 167 [9]p. 13.5 x 21. Paper. 24 Line, 51 BW, 51 Color pl + ill.
(IG1512) € 60,00 / $ 90.00
"Mostre del
Museo Nazionale del Bargello" 21. Anthology of 7 scholarly texts
centered on a ca 10th c Iranian samit textile from the San Salvatore Abbey in
Siena, including its origin, iconography, manufacture & restoration, with
texts by L. DOLCINI, B. OISMULLER, P. PERI, S. CONTI, G. LANTERNA & I.
TOSINI, M.G. VACCARI & C.PREZZOLINI. [CSROT 4288].
GLADISS, Almut von. Islamische Teppiche und Textilien. Hanover 1987. 79 [1]p.
21.5 x 23. Boards. 24 BW, 42 Color ill + pl; 1 Map. (IG863) € 40,00
/ $ 60.00
Exhibition & collection catalogue; 50 Islamic rugs & 16 textiles,
mostly from Turkey, the Caucasus & Iran, 16th - 19th c; all described at
length & shown, most in color, with brief introduction by Friedrich
SPUHLER. [CSROT 4032].
GOMEZ MORENO, Manuel. El Panteon Real de las Huelgas de Burgos. Madrid 1946. 112 [4]p
+ 143pl. 20 x 28. Cloth; dj. 18 Line ill; 143 BW pl. (IG1657) €
295,00 / $ 450.00
A scholarly history & description of this medieval Spanish royal chapel
& burial chamber (with 38 royal tombs) in Burgos, Spain (p[7]-39, with
numerous views on 22 plates), with most of the book consisting of an
exhaustive analysis of the medieval woven textiles, embroideries &
clothing found in the tombs, mostly all from the medieval Islamic period in
Spain, ca 12th - 14th century; 92 textiles described at great length, with
207 detailled illustrations & enlargements. Still the major study of
these important medieval Islamic textiles. [CSROT 3090].
KING, Donald; SPINK & SON LTD. Textiles from the Sangiorgi
Collection. London 1985. [34p + 28pl]. 21 x 30. Paper. 10 BW, 18 C
pl. (IG1933) EUR 75,00 / $ 95.00
Dealer's exhibition & sale catalogue; 35 woven silk
textiles from the Sangiorgi collection, mostly late medieval textiles from
the Islamic & Byzantine middle east & Europe, especially Italy,
Turkey & Iran, with some later works from France, Greece, China, Japan
& Peru, 9th - 18th century; all described at length by Donald KING,
30 works shown. Bibliography, p[34].
Important collection. [CSROT 1979].
LEIX, Alfred. Indian Costumes; an issue of: Ciba Review (Basel), 36, Nov 1940.
Pp[1281]-1311. 16.5 x 24. Paper. 49 BW ill. (IG1010) € 35,00 / $
50.00
A social history of clothing in India, with a broad study of the main
characteristics in men's & women's clothing from 2500 BC - 17th c; a
survey of the regional types of modern clothing; & the types of textiles
manufactured in the 19th - 20th c. [CSROT 2311].
MAIA E MELO, Maria H. Tapetes e Tecidos da Pérsia e da Turquia; an
offprint from: Colóquio (Lisbon)
30, Oct 1964. 8p. 23.5 x 31. Paper. 6 BW ill. (IG1019) € 25,00 / $
37.50
A collection survey with 2 rugs & 4 velvets from Iran & Turkey, 16th - 17th c, from the
Gulbenkian collection; all shown. [CSROT 3755].
MEHTA, Rustam J. Masterpieces of Indian Textiles. Hand Spun - Hand
Woven - Traditional. Reprint Edition. Bombay
1984. [8] 56p + 91pl. 22 x 28.5. Cloth; dj. 8 Line, 80 BW, 3 Color pl (= 180
ill). (IG1297) € 90,00 / $ 135.00
1st edition: 1970. A pictorial survey of woven, printed & embroidered
textiles from all regions of India, ca 17th - 20th c; 180 works & motifs
shown, mostly 19th c. Includes introduction on the main regional types of
textiles, p[1]-47; a list of regional textiles, p[48]-9; bibl, p[51]-2;
index, p[53]-6. [CSROT 711].
MUSÉE DAR BELGHAZI. De Soie d'Or et d'Argent. Salé, Morocco:
Musée Dar Belghazi, [1996?]. [36p]. 23 x 23. Paper. 32 C ill. (IG2273) €
35.00 / $ 50.00
Exhibition catalogue; 1996-1997. 32 Moroccan textiles in gold, silver &
silk: embroideries, caftans, vests, belts, shoes, with a 15th century
embroidered shroud (Moulay Idriss), & some jewelery & clothing
accessories, from Meknès, Rabat, Tétouan & Fès, ca 15th - 19th century;
all shown in color with captions & a general descriptive text. Includes 2
inserts on the history, collections & activities of the the Belghazi
museums in Salé & Fès. [CSROT 6381].
NEEDLE AND BOBBIN CLUB, ed. Bulletin of the Needle and Bobbin Club (New York), v12, 1,
1928. [4] 38 [4]p. 18 x 26. Paper. 21 BW ill. (Corner bumped) (IG2448) €
75,00 / $ 110.00
This issue includes 2 articles:
MERLANGE, Germaine. The Group of Egypto-Arabic Embroideries of the
Elsberg Collection. Pp[2]-7, with 2 BW ill. A general survey of early Islamic
embroidery in Egypt.
MERLANGE, Germaine. The Catalogue of the Elsberg Collection. Pp8-[29],
with 18 BW pl + ill. A catalogue of 16 medieval Islamic embroideries, 9th -
13th century, described at length & shown, including several tiraz. All
works found at Fostat or Fayoum,
Egypt.
The issue also includes a brief text on a 17th century Italian brocade, &
club notes about "Opus Anglicanum" & a Iranian embroidery.
[CSROT 2575].
NEUMANN, Reingard; G. MURZA. Persische Seiden. Die Gewebekunst der
Safawiden und ihrer Nachfolgers. Leipzig
1988. 355 [1]p. 25 x 30.5. Cloth; dj. 40 Line ill; 521 BW, 84 Color ill + pl;
1 Map. (IG1051) € 110,00 / $ 165.00
A comprehensive study of the production of silk textiles in Iran, ca 15th
- 19th c, especially the evolution of their decorative motifs; 354 textiles
described, almost all shown, many in color. Most of the textiles are from
east German museum collections. Bibl, p329-32. Major visual documentation.
[CSROT 2613].
ÖZBEL, Kenan. Türk Köylü Çoraplari. Istanbul: Türkiye Is Bankasi Kültür
Yayinlari 164, 1976. [4] 128p. 24 x 34. Paper; dj. 404 Line, 129 BW, 80 C
ill. (Corners slightly bumped; otherwise very good) (IG2437) €
175,00 / $ 250.00
"Is Bankasi Kültür Yayinlari Sanat Dizisi: 25". A comprehensive
pictorial survey of the motifs & techniques of modern, 20th century, folk
art knitted stockings made throughout the rural regions of Turkey; ca
600 stockings & motifs shown, including 80 works in color, with captions.
Includes an introduction on knitted stockings & their use, symbols &
patterns, history, raw materials & dyeing, p6-12. Unique & important
work on subject. Brief English translation, p4-6. [CSROT 6431].
SCARCE, Jennifer M. Turkish Fashion In Transition; an offprint from:
Costume (London),
14, 1980. [24p]. 20 x 28. Paper. 12 BW + Line ill + pl. (IG2438) €
22,50 / $ 35.00
A scholarly study of upper-class women’s clothing & accessories
styles in Ottoman Turkey, 18th - late 19th century, with particular attention
to garment construction, based on works in the Royal Scottish Museum
collection; 7 garments & documents shown, plus 5 diagrams showing how the
clothing was cut & tailored. Numerous footnotes. CRES II, 397. [CSROT
1376].
SERJEANT, Robert Bertram. Islamic Textiles. Materials for a History Up
to the Mongol Conquest. Beirut
1972. [8] 263 [1]p. 21 x 28. Buckram; dj. 2 Line ill; 16 Maps. (IG1115) €
275,00 / $ 395.00
A systematic compilation of medieval Islamic literary sources, 650 - 1300,
relating to all aspects of the production & trade of medieval Islamic
textiles in Asia & the middle east, organized by subject & region.
Includes extensive footnotes; indexes, p[223]-63. Basic reference work on the
history of early Islamic textiles, originally published in several parts in
Ars Islamica, 1942 - 1951. CRESWELL 1124 (with partial contents through
1948). [CSROT 374].
SIEGELAUB, Seth; CENTER FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH ON OLD TEXTILES [CSROT], eds. Bibliographica
Textilia Historiae. Towards A General Bibliography on the History of Textiles
Based on the Library and Archives of the CSROT. NY 1997. 415 [1]p. 21.5 x
30.5. Cloth; dj. 35 Line ill. (IG061) € 120,00 / $ 150.00
A comprehensive bibliography containing over 5,000 entries, published in all
languages, late 15th - 20th c, covering all periods, regions & aspects
—artistic, technological & social-economic— of the world
history of textiles & its study: woven & printed textiles, carpets,
embroidery, lace, tapestry, dyeing, costume, weaving & fiber technology,
conservation, etc. The entries are organized alphabetically, with many works,
especially early & major works, given with detailed collations &
annotations. Includes over 1,500 works on all aspects of Islamic textiles
& rugs, especially in Iran,
India, Turkey & Spain; with a detailed subject
classification, p365-410. The first general bibliography attempting to
systematically outline & document all facets of the literature of the
history of textiles. [CSROT 5100].
SPUHLER, Friedrich; THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA COLLECTION. The
Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. Carpets and Textiles. London: Philip Wilson, 1998. 292p. 24.5 x
30. Cloth; dj. 29 BW, 132 C ill + pl. (IG2158) € 125,00 / $ 185.00
Collection catalogue; 70 carpets (Classical Turkey; Mamluk; Classical Persia
(Iran), Caucasian, Mughal India, east Turkestan, China, Spain &
Turkmenistan (Saryk)) & 9 textiles (Ottoman Turkish velvets; Uzbek
embroideries & central Asian silk ikats), 16th - 19th c; all described at
great length (with technical details) & shown, most in color, as well as
many other related works. Includes bibl, p285-90; & glossary, p291-2.
[CSROT 6154].
B5. Islamic Rugs,
Carpets & Kilims
Top
AFACT, ed. Exposition de Tapis "Mélas"
d'Asie Mineure. [Paris
1982]. 4p. 18 x 23.5. 8 BW ill, 1 Color pl. [Together With:] BENSOUSSAN,
Pamela. Melas Rugs from Asia Minor; an offprint from: Hali (London), v5, 2, 1982,
p120-4. 22 x 32. 17 BW, 5 Color ill. (IG938) Two article both for: €
10,00 / $ 15.00
[CSROT 3367].
AFACT, ed. Le Tapis. Art Traditionnel et Fonctionnel du XVe à Nos
Jours. Boulogne-Billancourt
1982. (IG939) € 30,00 / $ 45.00
A compilation of 4 items (3 catalogues & 1 poster) related to a rug
exhibition of same title held at the Centre Culturel de Boulogne-Billancourt,
26 Jan - 26 Mar 1982, as follows:
(1) BENSIMON, Claude; et al. Le Tapis. Art Traditionnel et
Fonctionnel. Boulogne-Billancourt
1982. 9 [1]p. 24 x 34. Paper. 58 BW ill. Exhibition catalogue; 96 rugs,
mostly Islamic from the middle east, 16th - 19th c; all described. Bibl,
p[10].
(2) Le Tapis .... Objets d'Art Islamique Presentés dans le Cadre de
l'Exposition. Boulogne-Billancourt
1982. [4p]. 21 x 30. Paper. 9 BW ill. Exhibition catalogue; 35 miniatures,
ceramics & metalworks, 12th - 19th c, from the collections of Jean
Soustiel & Annie Kevorkian.
(3) BENSIMON, Claude; et al. Le Tapis d'Orient dans les Collections
Françaises; a special issue of: Hali (London),
[1982]. [32p]. 21.5 x 31.5. Paper. 44 BW, 8 Color ill + pl; Adverts. A
detailed catalogue of the exhibition with texts by C. BENSIMON, I.
BENNETT, M. FRANSES, J. HOUSEGO, H. ERDMANN & C. G. ELLIS.
(4) Poster. A 4-color poster for the exhibition; 20 x 30 folded, opens to 61
x 80cm.
BATÁRI, Ferenc. 500 év Oszmán-Török Szönyegmüvészete. Iparmüvészeti
Múzeum. Five Hundred Years in the Art of Ottoman-Turkish Carpetmaking. Budapest 1986. [48p].
17 x 24. Paper. 104 BW ill. (IG1658) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
Collection & exhibition catalogue; 100 rugs from Turkey, ca 1500 - 19th
c, mostly from the 17th c; all listed & shown, with an introductory
history of Hungarian-Turkish relations & the formation of the rug
collection. All in Hungarian & English. [CSROT 3770].
BENSIMON, Claude; et al. Le Tapis d'Orient dans les Collections Françaises;
a special issue of: Hali (London),
[1982]. [32p]. 21.5 x 31.5. Paper. 44 BW, 8 C ill + pl. (IG760) €
20,00 / $ 30.00
A detailed catalogue of the exhibition "Le Tapis. Art Traditionel et
Fonctionel" (Boulogne-Billancourt, 1982)
with texts by C. BENSIMON, I. BENNETT, M.
FRANSES, J. HOUSEGO, H. ERDMANN & C.G. ELLIS. [CSROT 465].
BERTHEOL, Jean. Guide Pratique du Tapis Persan. Paris 1954. 47 [1]p + 2pl. 13.5 x 20.5.
Paper. 2 Line ill; 22 BW, 2 Color pl (Tipped-in & -on); 1 Map. (IG765. €
25,00 / $ 37.50
A dealer's guide to the identification of 20th c Iranian rugs. [CSROT 467].
BIDDER, Hans. Jagd nach seltenen Teppichen. Drei Erlebnisberichte aus
Asien. Tübingen 1965. 47 [1]p + 3pl. 17 x 22. Boards. 8 Line ill; 3 Color pl.
(IG766) € 30,00 / $ 45.00
A travelogue by the author on his search for rugs in Turkestan
& east Asia.
BIDDER, Hans. Teppiche aus Ost-Turkestan. Bekannt als Khotan-, Samarkand- und
Kansu-Teppiche. Tübingen 1964. 96p + 20pl. 20 x 25.5. Cloth. 53 Line, 46 BW
ill; 20 Color pl (= 27 ill); 1 Map. (IG767) € 90,00 / $ 135.00
An authoritative study of this group of rugs from central Asia & western
China, including the role of the silk route, the influences of China,
Buddhism & Islam, weaving & dyeing techniques, & especially
motifs; ca 70 rugs, 17th - 19th c, shown with captions. Extensive footnotes.
Major work on subject. CRESWELL I, 329. [CSROT 37].
BODE, Wilhelm von; Ernst KÜHNEL. Vorderasiatische Knüpfteppiche aus
älterer Zeit. 3rd Revised & Enlarged Edition. Leipzig 1922. vi [2] 56p + 89pl. 19 x 27.
Boards. 88 BW (= 95 ill), 1 Color pl. (Ex-library). (IG774) € 75,00
/ $ 110.00
"Monographien des Kunstgewerbes" I.
1st edition: 1901 [CSROT 2075]. The 3rd ed of the standard work on oriental
rugs.
BRUNHAMMER, Yvonne, ed. Tapis d'orient. Paris [ca 1956?]. [10p] + 38pl. 21.5 x
28.5. Boards; dj. 20 BW, 18 Color pl; 1 Map. (IG785) € 60,00 / $
90.00
A pictorial survey of 38 oriental rugs, mostly from Iran, Turkey, Caucasus
& central Asia, 16th - 19th c; all listed & shown, many from the
Musée des Arts Décoratifs collection. Includes bibl, p[10]; brief
introduction by Anny LATOUR. CRESWELL 1149. [CSROT 54].
CAMPANA, Michele. Orientteppiche. Munich 1966. 158 [2]p. 14 x 19. Cloth; dj.
64 Color pl; 2 Maps. (IG790) € 30,00 / $ 45.00
"Elite-Bibliothek. Schätze der Jahrhunderte." Translation; original
Italian: Milan
1966. A pictorial survey of oriental rugs from the middle east & Asia, 16th - 20th c; 64 works described & shown in
color. [CSROT 62].
CURATOLA, Giovanni; Marco SPALLANZANI. Tappeti. Carpets. Florence 1983. 28 [4]p.
14 x 21. Paper. 10 BW, 3 Color ill + pl. (IG1511) € 22,50 / $ 35.00
"Lo specchio del Bargello" 15. A general study of the depiction of
early oriental rugs in Italian painting based on 5 rugs from Turkey &
Iran, 16th - 17th c, in the Bargello collection; all described & shown.
Bibl, p27-8. All in English & Italian. [CSROT 1097].
DENNY, Walter B.; B. ACAR. Teppiche der Bauern und Nomaden in
Anatolien. Frankfurt am Main 1980. 12p. 25 x
28. Paper. 5 Line ill; 4 Color pl (On covers). (IG209) € 20,00 / $
30.00
Exhibition catalogue; 115 village rugs from 19th c Turkey, all briefly described.
[CSROT 2829].
DIMAND, Maurice Sven, ed. The Kevorkian Foundation Collection of Rare
and Magnificient Oriental Carpets. Special Loan Exhibition. A Guide and
Catalogue. New York
1966. [36p]. 16.5 x 23. Paper. 15 BW, 2 C pl. (IG2323) € 35,00 / $
50.00
Collection catalogue & traveling exhibition catalogue; 41 museum-quality
oriental rugs from Iran, India & Turkey, 16th - 19th century, listed; 17
shown, with historical introduction by M.S DIMAND, p[5-15]. The
announced exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art never took place, but
was shown at 6 other USA
museums. [CSROT 1206].
DRECZKO, Werner. Teppiche des Orients. Recklinghausen 1957. 42p + 16pl. 12 x 18.
Boards; dj. 16 C pl. (IG1820) € 20,00 / $ 30.00
A brief introductory guide to oriental rugs from the Caucasus, central
Asia & Iran, late 19th – 20th c; 16 works shown in color. [CSROT
343].
ENAY, Marc-Edouard; S. AZADI, eds. Einhundert
Jahre Orientteppich-Literatur 1877 - 1977. Bibliographie der Bücher und
Kataloge. Hanover
1977. 152p. 17.5 x 24.5. Cloth; dj. 16 Line ill. (IG826) € 50,00 / $
75.00
The first full-scale oriental rug bibliography containing 666 titles
published in mostly European languages, 1877 - 1977, organized by author,
with numerous editions & translations. Each entry is given with title,
publisher, date & brief collation. Includes indexes of titles, corporate,
series & collection names, p123-56. [CSROT 1304].
ERDMANN, Hanna. Orientteppiche 16. - 19. Jahrhundert. Bearbeitet von
Hanna Erdmann. Hanover:
Kestner-Museums, 1966. 87 [1]p. 16.5 x 21. Paper. 14 Line ill; 20 BW pl.
(IG2218) € 60,00 / 90.00
"Bildkataloge des Kestner-Museums Hannover" 9. Collection catalogue;
82 Islamic rugs from Egypt,
Iran, India, Turkey
& the Caucasus, 16th - 19th c, including
28 pre-19th c rugs; all described with 20 early rugs shown. Includes
introduction on the collection & technical notes, p5-14; bibliography,
p62-3. E&A 163. [CSROT 5450].
ERDMANN, Kurt. Siebenhundert Jahre Orientteppich. Zu seiner Geschichte
und Erforschung. Herford
1966. viii [2] 3-268p + 20pl. 26 x 26.5. Cloth; dj. 286 BW ill + pl; 20 Color
pl. (IG833) € 195,00 / $ 295.00
A compilation of 50 scholarly articles written by Erdmann on all aspects of
the history of oriental rugs, especially the 15th - 18th c period, & its
methodology & problems; ca 300 works shown. Includes extensive bibl
references. Major compilation of studies by the author. [CSROT 4171].
FAHRENKAMP, Hans J. Teppiche. Knüpfteppiche aus Persien, Kleinasien,
dem Kaukasus, Zentralasien und Ostasien. 5th Edition. Munich 1979. 159 [1]p + 18pl. 10.5 x 18.
Paper. 182 Line ill; 9 BW, 9 Color pl; 2 Maps. (IG238) € 25,00 / $
37.50
"Heyne-Antiquitätenbücher" 4428. 1st edition: 1974 [CSROT 2871]. An
introductory survey of oriental rugs & their identification, including
many ill of motifs.
FALKE, Otto von. Die Ausstellung orientalischer Teppiche in Wien; a
disbound extract from: Kunstgewerbeblatt (Leipzig), New Series, v3, 1892. Pp[3]-9
[1]. 21 x 29. Paper. 8 BW ill. (IG2302) € 25,00 / $ 37.50
NB: Defective; page 9 (text only) in photocopy. A brief review of the great Vienna carpet
exhibition at the Osterreichischen Handelsmuseums in 1892; 8 rugs shown with
captions.
FERRANDIS TORRES, José. Exposición de Alfombras Antiguas
Españolas. Catálogo General Ilustrado. Madrid.
Mayo - Junio 1933. Madrid:
[Sociedad Española de Amigos del Arte?], 1933. [6] [11]-122 [2]p + 56pl. 24 x
33. Boards. 6 Line ill; 53 Monocolor, 3 Color pl. (Upper spine edge very
slightly worn; otherwise like new) (IG1563) € 950,00 / $ 1,450.00
"Sociedad Española de Amigos del Arte". Exhibition catalogue; 94
knotted pile rugs from Spain,
15th - 19th c; all described at length; most shown. Includes an important
historical study on the techniques & production of Spanish carpets,
p[15]-56; a section of inventories & documents 1273 - 1833, p[61]-96;
& bibl, p[97]-9. The major work on the subject. CRESWELL 1200. [CSROT
2429].
FRANSES, Jack. European and Oriental Rugs. For Pleasure and
Investment. Revised Edition. London
1973. [12] 180p + 16pl. 14.5 x 22.5. Cloth; dj. 15 Line ill; 102 BW ill + pl;
4 Line, 16 Color pl; 8 Maps. (IG858) € 30,00 / $ 45.00
1st edition: 1970 [CSROT 2457]. A practical guide to the identification &
collecting of rugs; 102 works from all regions in Asia & Europe,
including many from the 16th - 19th c period; all described & shown.
Ghereh. International Carpet & Textile Review (Turin), 15, Spring 1998. 111 [1]p. 19 x 27.
Paper. Numerous BW + C ill + pl. (IG1433) € 25,00 / $ 37.50
This issue includes texts by S.U. AZADI on the historical background
to Azerbaijan-Caucasian rugs, p7-21, with 12 C ill; R. PITTENGER on
zodiac signs depicted in rugs, p23-31, with 13 BW + C ill; & M.R. MANCINO
on the early medieval textiles found in Moscevaja Balka (northern Caucasus),
p33-41, with 9 C ill. Also with regular columns, book & exhibition
reviews, auctions, advertisements, etc. [CSROT 5243].
GLADISS, Almut von. Islamische Teppiche und Textilien. Hanover 1987. 79 [1]p.
21.5 x 23. Boards. 24 BW, 42 Color ill + pl; 1 Map. (IG863) € 40,00
/ $ 60.00
Exhibition & collection catalogue; 50 Islamic rugs & 16 textiles,
mostly from Turkey, the Caucasus & Iran, 16th - 19th c; all described at
length & shown, with brief introduction by F. SPUHLER. [CSROT
4032].
GODEFROY, J. Beknopte Inleiding tot de Kennis van Perzische Tapijten. Amsterdam 1934. 63
[1]p. 16 x 23. Cloth; dj. 72 Line ill + pl; 1 Map. (IG867) € 35,00 /
$ 50.00
An introductory guide to the identification of the different types of rugs
from Iran.
[CSROT 1596].
GOMBOS, Károly; Jon THOMPSON. Azsiai Nyeregtakorók. Dr. Nicolas M.
Salgo .... Sammlung. Asiatic Saddlecovers From the Collection of Nicolas M.
Salgo. Sarvar, Hungary 1985. [76p]. 17 x 24.
Paper. 22 BW pl. (IG870) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
Collection & exhibition catalogue; 110 knotted pile saddlecovers from
China, Tibet, Iran & the Caucasus, 19th - 20th c; all described at
length, with brief English introduction & bibl. All in Hungarian &
German. [CSROT 2826].
GULBENKIAN, FONDAÇAO CALOUSTE. Colecçao ... Tapetes Orientais. Lisbon 1985. [64p].
17.5 x 24. Paper. 26 BW pl. (IG887) € 75,00 / $ 110.00
"Colecçao Calouste Gulbenkian. Um Olhar sobre as Reservas".
"XXX Aniversário da Morte de Calouste Gulbenkian". Collection
catalogue; 26 Islamic rugs from Iran,
Turkey,
the Caucasus & India, 17th - 19th c; all described & shown. [CSROT
3793].
Hali (London),
v1, 2, Summer 1978. 64 109-212p; Inserts. 21.5 x 30. Paper. Numerous BW +
Color ill + pl; Adverts. (IG888) € 175,00 / $ 250.00
The 2nd issue published, with texts on 18th c Iranian garden carpets, Turkish
landscape rugs, medaillon Suzanis, silk rugs, central Asian rugs, the Fisher
collection & 10 great rugs; plus columns, advertisements, etc. [CSROT
3369].
Hali (London),
v1, 3, Autumn/Herbst 1978. 56 213-316p; Inserts. 21.5 x 30. Paper. Numerous
BW + Color ill + pl; Adverts. (IG889) € 175,00 / $ 250.00
The 3rd issue published, with texts on the Pazyryk rug, early Islamic rugs,
Safavid rugs, Kazak designs & Turkoman dyes; plus columns,
advertisements, etc. [CSROT 3370].
Hali (London),
v2, 4, 1980. 76 [6] 273-374p; Inserts. 21.5 x 30. Paper. Numerous BW + Color
ill + pl; Adverts. (IG890) € 110,00 / $ 165.00
The 8th issue published, with 2 texts on Turkomen rugs in the Victori &
Albert Museum collection, & central Asian nomad rugs; plus shorter
articles, columns, advertisements, etc. [CSROT 2875].
Hali (London),
v3, 3, 1981. 81 [3] 175-266p; Inserts. 21.5 x 30. Paper. Many BW + Color ill
+ pl; Adverts. (IG891) € 90,00 / $ 135.00
The 11th issue published, with texts on Henry VIII & rugs, Yörük weavers,
Kazaks, British rugs, & foreign names in the rug literature; plus shorter
articles, columns, advertisements, etc. [CSROT 3371].
Hali (London),
v4, 1, 1981. 88 106p; Inserts. 21.5 x 30. Paper. Many BW + Color ill + pl;
Adverts. (IG892) € 90,00 / $ 135.00
The 13th issue published, with an important section on Mamluk rugs & art,
& 3 articles on Turkomen rugs; plus shorter articles, columns,
advertisements, etc. [CSROT 2396].
Hali (London),
v4, 3, 1982. 100 219-322p; Inserts. 21.5 x 30. Paper. Many BW + Color ill +
pl; Adverts. (IG893) € 75,00 / $ 110.00
The 15th issue published, with an important section on Indian rugs, including
Mughal rugs, Dhurries & classical rugs, p220-57; & on Turkish rugs
& dyes; plus shorter articles, columns, advertisements, etc. [CSROT
2877].
Hali (London),
v4, 4, 1982. 80 [4] 323-412p; Inserts. 21.5 x 30. Paper. Many BW + Color ill
+ pl; Adverts. (IG894) € 65,00 / $ 95.00
The 16th issue published, with texts on early Turkish rugs in Berlin,
Turkomen rugs, village & nomad rugs, rug patterns, Afghanistan rugs,
medieval silks, & rug merchants in the USA, plus shorter articles,
columns, advertisements, etc. [CSROT 3372].
Hali (London),
v5, 1, 1982. 76 [4] 3-92 [2] 22p; Inserts. 21.5 x 30. Paper. Many BW + Color
ill + pl; Adverts. (IG895) € 65,00 / $ 95.00
The 17th issue published, with texts on early Turkish rugs, garden rugs,
Arabic inscriptions on rugs, Moroccan rugs, & Chinese textiles; plus
shorter articles, columns, advertisements, etc. [CSROT 3375].
Hali (London),
93, July 1997. 160p; Inserts. 21.5 x 30. Paper. Numerous BW & Color ill +
pl; Adverts. (IG1438) € 35,00 / $ 50.00
This issue includes the following texts: J. MILLS on "para-Mamluk"
prayer rug, p72-6 with 7 Color & 1 BW ill; C.G. ELLIS on an oval
"para-Mamluk" fragment in Dresden; Mark HOPKINS on Baluch
prayer rugs, p78-83 with 11 Color ill; Stephanie BUNN on Kirghiz felt
rugs, p84-9 with 17 Color ill; & a long review of "Ikat. Splendid
silks of central Asia" exhibition,
p90-4, with 11 Color ill; plus shorter articles, columns, book &
exhibition reviews, auctions, advertisements, etc. [CSROT 5121].
Hali (London),
102, Jan 1999. 160p; Inserts. 21.5 x 30. Paper. Numerous BW & Color ill +
pl; Adverts. (IG1439) € 35,00 / $ 50.00
This issue includes the following texts: S.D. KAUFMAN on a Sehna
pole-medallion rugs, p70-1 with 4 Color ill; G. ADAM on Japanese folk
textiles in Tokyo, p72-77 with 11 Color ill; R. PITTENGER on Timuri
& Baluch blue prayer rugs, p78-83 with 9 Color ill; plus shorter
articles, columns, book & exhibition reviews, auctions, advertisements,
etc. [CSROT 5382].
Hali (London),
106, Sept-Oct 1999. 176p; Inserts. 21.5 x 30. Paper. Numerous BW & Color
ill + pl; Adverts. (IG1440) € 35,00 / $ 50.00
This issue including the following texts: C. ROSE on patchwork mosaic
embroidery in Scandinavia & Asia, p78-82 with 10 Color ill; P.
TANAVOLI on Varamin (Iran) mosaic tribal weavings, p84-93 with 28 Color
ill; & F. GALLOWAY on British arts & crafts textiles, p94-98
with 11 Color ill; plus shorter articles, columns, book & exhibition
reviews, auctions, advertisements, etc.
Hali (L), Issue 121, March-April 2002. 168p; inserts. 21.5 x 29.
Paper. Numerous BW & C ill. (IG1978) € 30,00 / $ 37.50
This issue contains the following main texts: E. JEZLER-HÜBNER on
an exhibition of late-15th c Flemish tapestries in the collection of the
Historisches Museum, Bern; B. MOREHOUSE on a group of late 18th
– 19th c rugs from a region in southwest Anatolia; T. MAJDA on
17th – 18th c Turkish brocaded silk hangings in Polish museum
collections. Plus shorter articles, columns, book & exhibition reviews,
auctions, advertisements, etc. [CSROT 6022].
Hali. Supplement Français (London),
v3, 4, 1981. 12p. 21.5 x 30.5. Paper. 23 BW ill. (IG896) € 25,00 / $
37.50
A special supplement with 2 articles on "Lotto" rugs by Pamela
BENSOUSSAN & John MILLS, & on Beshir rugs by Robert PINNER;
plus smaller articles & notes, etc. [CSROT 627].
HEINZ, Dora. Alte Orientteppiche. Darmstadt 1956. 40p + 20pl. 13 x 20.
Boards; dj. 20 BW pl; 1 Map. (IG902) € 30,00 / $ 45.00
"Wohnkunst und Hausrat / Einst und Jetzt" 24. A scholarly
historical survey of early oriental rug production; 20 oriental rugs from Iran, Turkey,
Egypt
& the Causasus, 16th - 17th c, all shown with captions. Bibl, p36-8.
[CSROT 1634]
HUBEL, Reinhard G. Orientteppiche und Nomadenknüpfarbeiten vergangener
Jahrhunderte. Sammlung R.G. Hubel. 2nd Edition. Munich 1967. 61 [1]p. 21 x 26. Paper. 7
Line ill; 7 BW (= 23 ill), 5 Color pl; 4 Maps. (IG913) € 40,00 / $
60.00
1st edition: Hagen
1966. Collection & exhibition catalogue; 361 works, including 330 rugs
from Turkey, Iran, the Caucasus, central Asia & China, 16th - 20th c,
plus 31 woven textiles & embroideries (including 18 Coptic textiles); all
described at length, 30 works shown. [CSROT 2163].
HUBEL, Reinhard G. Orientteppiche und Nomadenknüpfarbeiten vergangener
Jahrhunderte. Sammlung R.G. Hubel. [3rd Edition?]. Munich 1978. 65p. 21 x 26. Paper. 7 Line
ill; 1 Line, 7 BW (= 23 ill), 1 Color pl (Tipped-on). (IG914) €
40,00 / $ 60.00
1st edition: Hagen
1966. Collection & exhibition catalogue; 386 works, including 355 rugs
from Turkey, Iran, the Caucasus, central Asia & China, 16th - 20th c,
plus 31 woven textiles & embroideries (including 18 Coptic textiles); all
described at length, 30 works shown. This edition includes 25 additional rugs
acquired since the 1967 edition. [CSROT 4099].
IZMIDLIAN, Georges. Oriental Rugs And Carpets Today. How to Choose and
Enjoy Them. Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1977. 128p. 18 x 25.5. Cloth;
dj. 50 Line ill; 16 BW, 34 C pl. (IG2289) € 25,00 / $ 37.50
A practical guide to the identification & ownership of rugs, including
sections on the nomad rug, design, types of handmade rugs, names, how to buy
a rug, care & repair, rugs in the home & as an investment; 50 modern
rugs shown with captions, with numerous illustrations of motifs. Concludes
with an appendix describing the qualities of rugs; an illustrated glossary; &
lists of museums & books. [CSROT 4030].
JACOBY, Heinrich. Eine Sammlung orientalischer Teppiche. Beitrag zur
Geschichte des orientalischen Teppichs an Hand von 47 durch die
Persische-Teppich-Gesellschaft gesammelten Knüpfarbeiten der letzten 4
Jahrhunderte. [Berlin:
Scarabaeus-Verlag, 1923]. x [2] 140p + 51pl. 25 x 32. Cloth. 99 BW ill; 47
BW, 4 Color pl (All tipped-in). (Cover slightly worn). (IG950) €
175,00 / $ 250.00
This is the issue with a blue cover without any publisher imprint. Collection
catalogue; 47 Islamic rugs, mostly from Iran,
Turkey & the Caucasus, 16th - 18th c; all analysed in great detail
& shown. Major early study. CRESWELL 1165. E&A 292. [CSROT 1276].
JAKOB, W.; W. RÖHLING, eds. Orient Teppiche von A - Z. 2nd Edition.
Frankfurt am Main 1992. 84p. 21 x 30. Paper.
Ca 100 Line ill. (IG1961) € 15,00 / $ 22.50
1st edition: 1991. A dictionary of oriental rug types & terms based
on the "Lexikon des Orientteppichs" by Kurt ZIPPER (Munich 1980). [CSROT
3865].
JENSEN, Inge Lise. Kaukasiske Taepper en Dansk Privatsamling.
Caucasian rugs. A Private Danish Collection. Koge, Denmark:
[Inge Lise Jensen?], 1974. [4] 67 [1]p. 15.5 x 21.5. Boards. 22 C pl.
(IG2255) € 30,00 / $ 45.00
Collection catalogue; 22 rugs from the Caucasus,
all undated (19th - 20th c?); all described & shown in color, with brief
historical text. All in Danish & English. [CSROT 3942].
KARABACEK, Joseph. Die persische Nadelmalerei Susandschird. Ein
Beitrag zur Entwicklungs-Geschichte der Tapisserie de Haute-Lisse. Mit
zugrundelegung eines aufgefundenen Wandteppichs nach morgenländischen Quellen
dargestellt. Leipzig:
E.A. Seemann, 1881. [4] viii 208p + 2pl. Boards (Rebound with original
cover). 26 Line ill; 1 BW, 1 Color pl (Foldout). (IG959) € 750,00 /
$ 1,150.00
One of the very earliest books on oriental carpets, & the first scholarly
attempt to write a history of carpet weaving, mostly based on the early woven
textile & tapestry literature. Includes extensive references throughout;
& a glossary-index of Arabic textile & dyeing terms, p[199]-208.
E&A 308 (with illustration of title page). CRESWELL 1166. [CSROT 3150].
KING, Donald; Robert PINNER; Michael FRANSES. Turkomen Rugs in the Victoria & Albert
Museum; an offprint from: Hali (London), v2, 4, 1979.
Pp1-16. 21.5 x 30. Paper. 31 BW, 8 Color ill. (IG972) € 35,00 / $
50.00
Two scholarly texts on Turkomen weavings in the Victoria
& Albert Museum collection: D. KING
"The History of the Collection", & R. PINNER & M.
FRANSES "The Turkomen Collection". [CSROT 407].
LAMM, Carl Johan. The Marby Rug and Some Fragments of Carpets Found in
Egypt;
in: Svenska Orientsällskapets Arsbok 1937. Stockholm 1937. Pp51-130. 19 x 25. Paper.
25 Line ill + pl; 11 BW pl. (IG2315) € 195,00 / $ 295.00
A scholarly detailled study of a group of early woolen rug fragments found at
Fostat, Egypt, dated ca 14th - 15th century, most attributed to Turkey; 11
works shown, with 25 related drawings. All works are now in the collection of
the National Museum,
Stockholm.
CRES 1170. Includes entire issue with 7 other texts: T.J. ARNE (on Iran), M. BYLIN-ALTHIN (ceramics in Turkmenistan), C.V. JACOBOWSKY (on a
"Polish Turk" miniaturist), G. JARRING (on new Afghanistan), A. WAHLSTEDT (on Japan) &
G. LUGN. [CSROT 1047].
LEFEVRE & PARTNERS. Catalogue. Rare oriental carpets. To be sold. London 1983. [36p]. 20
x 27. Paper. 16 BW, 26 C ill + pl. (IG1846) € 30,00 / $ 45.00
Auction catalogue; 15 July 1983. 44 oriental rugs & kilims, mostly
from Turkmenistan, the
Caucasus, central Asia, Turkey
& Iran,
all 19th c, with a 17th c Turkish rug (a medallion Ushak); all described,
almost all shown. [CSROT 3715].
LEWIS, G. Griffin. The Mystery of the Oriental Rug. Philadelphia 1914. 103 [1]p. 17 x 22.5.
Cloth. 14 BW + Line ill; 30 BW, 1 Color pl. (Cover rather worn) (IG1012) €
35,00 / $ 50.00
A series of 4 essays on the Islamic rug, with sections on prayer rugs,
symbolism, physical characteristics, & practical information for the
buyer; 31 rugs shown, mostly from the Caucasus, Iran & Turkey. [CSROT
251].
LOUVEL, Al[bert]; VERENIGING VOOR OOSTERSE TAPIJTKUNDE. Oude Oosterse
Tapijten. Amsterdam
1954. [16p + 4pl]. 19 x 26. Paper. 5 BW ill. (IG1963) € 15,00 / $
22.50
"Gemeente Musea Amsterdam
Cat. 117". Exhibition catalogue; 73 rugs from all regions of Asia (Turkey, Iran,
Armenia, Syria, Afghanistan,
China), with some works
from eastern Europe (Hungary,
Poland),
15th – 18th c; all listed, 5 shown, with brief introduction (with
English translation). [CSROT 2138].
McMULLAN, Joseph V. Rugs from the Joseph V. McMullan Collection. Washington, DC
1966. 66 [2]p. 20 x 27.5. Paper. 24 BW pl. (IG1024) € 35.00 / $
50.00
"Smithsonian Publication 4660". A collection & traveling
exhibition catalogue with 50 oriental rugs from all regions, mostly the
Caucasus, Iran & Turkey, 16th - 19th c; all described at length; 24
shown. [CSROT 1646].
MEISTER, Peter Wilhelm; Siawosch AZADI, eds. Persische Teppiche. Hamburg;
Frankfurt/Main 1971. 241 [1]p. 19 x 23.5. Paper. 8 Line ill; 109 BW, 4 Color
pl. (IG1027) € 65,00 / $ 95.00
Exhibition catalogue; Museum für Kunst und Gewebe, Hamburg;
Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt am Main. 113 Iranian/Persian rugs, 16th -
19th century; all described at length & shown, 4 in color. [CSROT 1837].
NEKRASOVA, N.P. Teppiche und Teppicherzeugnisse der Völker
Mittelasiens und Transkaukasiens. Berlin
1981. 24p. 14.5 x 20.5. Paper. 11 BW pl + ill. (IG1049) € 25,00 / $
37.50
"Ausstellung des Ministeriums für Kultur der UdSSR im Islamischen Museum.
1. Juli bis 30. August 1981". Exhibition & collection catalogue; 74
central Asian & Caucasian rugs, 18th - 20th c; all listed, 11 shown, with
brief introduction. [CSROT 4280].
NEUGEBAUER, Rudolf; Julius ORENDI. Handbuch der orientalischen
Teppichkunde. 2nd Printing. Leipzig
1922. xii 246p + 17pl. 16 x 23.5. Boards. 152 BW ill; 12 Line, 16 Color pl; 1
Map (Foldout). (IG1050) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
"Hiersemanns Handbücher" 4. 1st edition: 1909 [CSROT 290]. A
comprehensive historical survey & guide to the oriental rug; ca 170
carpets shown, with introduction by Richard GRAUL. Important &
influential study.
OTTEN, P., VEREENIGING VOOR OOSTERSCHE TAPIJTKUNDE. Catalogus van de
Tentoonstelling van Oostersche Tapijten in het Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam 1946. 56p + 31pl. 13 x 20. Paper.
31 BW pl. (IG1057) € 35,00 / $ 50.00
Exhibition catalogue; 97 Islamic rugs from the Caucasus, Iran, Turkey
& China,
16th - early 19th c; all described, 32 works shown, with brief introduction
& bibl, p[7-26]. [CSROT 2484].
PÉREZ-DOLZ, Francisco. El Arte del Tapiz y la Alfombra en España. Barcelona 1952. 118
[4]p. 19.5 x 27.5. Cl. 19 C pl (All tipped-on). (Like new). (IG2148) €
125,00 / $ 185.00
A general historical survey of woven textiles, embroidery, rugs &
tapestries in Spain from medieval Islam through the early 19th c, including
sections on medieval Islamic tiraz & silks, the 11th c
"Creation" tapestry, liturgical embroidery, 16th c rugs from
Almirante, Alcaraz, Cuenca & Alpujarra, the tapestries of Goya, as well
as brief notes on Coptic textiles & gothic Flemish tapestries; 19 works
shown in fine color. A handsome & luxurious publication. Unknown to
CRESWELL. [CSROT 2455].
ROPERS, Hinrich. Auskunstbuch über Morganlandische Teppiche. Hamburg 1913. viii
104p + 8pl. 16 x 24. Cloth. 47 BW, 8 Color pl. (IG1094) € 75,00 / $
110.00
The first edition of an early survey of Islamic rugs, with many subsequent
editions. [CSROT 2172].
SCHÜRMANN, Ulrich. Bilderbuch für Teppichsammler. Munich 1960. 115 [1]p. 18 x 27. Cloth; dj.
50 C pl. (IG1819) € 90,00 / $ 135.00
A pictorial survey of 50 unpublished early rugs from Turkey, Egypt,
Spain, Iran, the Caucasus, India & China, 16th - 18th c; all described
& shown in color, including 3 embroideries from 17th c Caucasus. Foreword
by Kurt ERDMANN, p7-9. CRESWELL I, 336. E&A 544. [CSROT 2827].
SCHÜRMANN, Ulrich. Kaukasische Teppiche. Eine unfassende Darstellung
der Teppichknüpfkunst des 18. und 19. Jahrhunderts in den einzelnen
Distrikten des Kaukasus. Braunschweig: Klinkhardt & Biermann, [1961?].
[192p]; Inserted Table. 18 x 27. Cloth; dj. 4 Line ill; 39 BW ill + pl; 56 C
pl; 1 Map (On front endpaper; Inserted foldout table in rear pocket (16.5 x
25; opens to: 100 x 25). (IG2049) € 275,00 / $ 395.00
First edition. A detailled study & classification of the rugs, with
some embroidery, produced in the Caucasus region, 18th – 19th c,
including a section of 9 17th c rugs & embroideries; 128 rugs briefly
described; 95 shown (56 in color), with a 22-page introduction on the
structure, "handle" (feel), designs, dating & flat-woven rugs.
E&A 546 (with 359p). CRES I, 336. ORB 1480 ("The most famous book on
19th century Caucasian rugs with excellent examples"). [CSROT 5960].
SPUHLER, Friedrich; MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART, BERLIN.
Oriental Carpets in the Museum of Islamic Art, Berlin.
Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1987.
332p. 21 x 28. Cloth. 96 BW, 80 C pl. (IG2166) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
Translation; original German [CSROT 1990]. Collection catalogue; 208 oriental
rugs, with some kilims & flatweaves, from all middle east & European
Islamic regions (Turkey, Egypt, Iran, the Caucasus, India, Turkoman &
Turkestan, Spain, except North Africa), 15th - 20th c; all described at great
length, 176 works shown, 80 in color. Includes general headnotes to each
geographic region & a history of the Berlin collection; concludes with a bibl,
p325-9; & index, p330-2. Major study of major collection.
SPUHLER, Friedrich; THYSSEN-BORNEMISZA COLLECTION. The
Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection. Carpets and Textiles. London: Philip Wilson, 1998. 292p. 24.5 x
30. Cloth; dj. 29 BW, 132 C ill + pl. (IG2158) € 125,00 / $ 185.00
Collection catalogue; 70 carpets (Classical Turkey; Mamluk; Classical Persia
(Iran), Caucasian, Mughal India, east Turkestan, China, Spain &
Turkmenistan (Saryk)) & 9 textiles (Ottoman Turkish velvets; Uzbek
embroideries & central Asian silk ikats), 16th - 19th c; all described at
great length (with technical details) & shown, most in color, as well as
many other related works. Includes bibl, p285-90; & glossary, p291-2.
[CSROT 6154].
STEAD, Rexford. The Ardabil Carpets. Malibu 1974. 50p. 22 x
28. Paper. 21 BW + Line, 4 Color ill + pl. (IG1126) € 25,00 / $
37.50
A scholarly detailed study of a group of very important 16th c Iranian rugs,
especially their origin, extant examples & how they were collected; 25
works & details shown. Extensive bibl, p41-7. [CSROT 1181].
THOMPSON, Jon. The Sarre Mamluk and 12 Other Classical Rugs from the
Same Private Collection. London
1980. 64p. 21 x 28. Thin boards. 8 BW ill; 5 BW, 14 Color pl. (IG1136) €
35,00 / $ 50.00
Auction catalogue; Lefevre & Partners, 23 May 1980. A scholarly study
with a catalogue of 13 early carpets, 16th - 19th c, including a 16th c
Mamluk rug & 12 Turkish rugs (including 3 Ushaks & 9 prayer rugs);
all described at length in great technical detail & shown with details.
[CSROT 1775].
TROLL, Siegfried; ÖSTERREICHISCHES
MUSEUM FÜR ANGEWANDTE
KUNST. Altorientalische Teppiche. Vienna
1951. 16p + 46pl. 15 x 23. Paper. 46 BW pl (6 foldout). (IG1140) €
50,00 / $ 75.00
A pictorial collection survey; 32 Islamic rugs from all regions, mostly the
Caucasus, India, Iran & Turkey, 16th - 17th c; all shown with captions
& brief historical survey. The first post-World War II catalogue of this
major carpet collection. [CSROT 2181].
WEENENK, W.R. Oostersche tapijten. [Amsterdam?: J.P. Wyers Industri- en
Handelssonderneming?, ca 1935?]. 64p. 24 x 31. Paper. 47 Line, 62 BW ill; 1
Map. (IG2296) € 75,00 / $ 110.00
"J.P.W. Bibliotheek" 15. A descriptive survey & guide to the
identification of modern, ie, early 20th century, oriental rugs from Turkey,
the Caucasus, Iran & Turkestan; ca 50 types of rugs described &
shown, with many related motifs, & an important introduction on
materials, dyes, knotting & prayer rugs, with some historical background.
Includes bibliography, p64. E&A 623. [CSROT 2467].
WIRTH, Eugen. Der Orientteppich und Europa. Ein Beitrag zu den
vielfältigen Aspekten west-österlicher Kulturkontakte und
Wirtschaftsbeziehungen. Erlangen
1976. [4] 108p. 17 x 23.5. Paper. 23 Line ill, Charts & Maps; 4 Color pl.
(IG1173) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
"Erlanger Geographische Arbeiten" 37. A economic-industrial history
of the production & trade in oriental rugs since the 19th c, especially
between Europe & Iran & Turkey, with many facts & figures on rug
import & export, pricing, markets, distribution, & its effect on
production. Bibl, p105-8. [CSROT 2158].
B6. Islamic
Ceramics, Pottery & Tiles
Top
AGUADO VILLALBA, José. La Ceramica Hispanomusulmana de Toledo. Madrid 1983. 88 [4]p +
32pl + [2p]. 16.5 x 22.5. Paper. 3 Line, 5 BW, 24 Color pl (= 64 ill).
(IG733) € 60,00 / $ 90.00
"Artes y Artistas". A scholarly study of medieval Spanish-Islamic
ceramics in Toledo,
especially a classification of the different types of pottery & their
technical characteristics. Bibl, p85. The plates show several hundred shards.
BAHRAMI, Mehdi. Gurgan Faiences. Facsimile Reprint Edition. Costa Mesa, CA
1988. 134p + 109pl. 22 x 29. Cloth. 33 Line ill; 109 BW pl. (IG1997) €
75,00 / $ 110.00
"Islamic Art Reprint" 1. 1st edition: Cairo 1949 (CRESWELL 759). A
ground-breaking study of a group of medieval Islamic ceramics from the Gurgan
region of Iran produced during the Seljuk-period, ca 12th – 13th c,
including historical background, types (monochrome glazes, black-painted,
overglazed polychrome, lustre painted) & their techniques & characteristic
motifs; ca 175 ceramics & motifs shown. The first work on the subject.
The author was curator Of Islamic art at the Teheran Museum.
BENAKI MUSEUM. Pottery of Asia Minor. 2nd Edition. Athens 1978. [4p + 28pl]. 14 x 16. Paper.
28 BW pl. IG758) € 20,00 / $ 30.00
1st edition: 1969. A pictorial collection survey; 28 Turkish ceramics, mostly
from Iznik, 16th - 18th c; all described & shown. [CSROT 1756].
BLUETT & SONS LTD. A Loan Exhibition of Islamic Pottery of the
Seljuq Period from the Raymond Ades Family Collection. London: Bluett & Sons Ltd., 1976. 55
[1]p. 21 x 30. Paper. 91 BW ill; 4 C pl; 2 Maps. (IG2219) € 75,00 /
$ 110.00
On cover: "The Gurgan Finds". Collection & exhibition
catalogue; April 1976. 97 Islamic medieval ceramics from the region of Jurjan
(in central Asia 60 miles SE of the Caspian Sea),
ca 12th - 13th c, organized by type of technique; all briefly listed &
shown. Introduction by Géza Fehérvári, p4-7; foreword by R. Ades; &
historical note by B.J.St. M. Morgan. Footnotes.
CARSWELL, John; C.J.F. DOWSETT. Kütahya Tiles and Pottery from the
Armenian Cathedral of St James, Jerusalem.
2 Vols (I. The Pictorial Tiles & Other Vessels Including a Catalogue of
Inscribed and Dated Armenian Pottery; II. A Historical Survey of the Kütahya
Industry and a Catalogue of the Decorative Tiles). Oxford: Clarendon, 1972. Vol 1: xvi [2] 111
[1]p + 47pl; v2: xvi 106 [2]p + 71pl + 44pl. 24 x 33. Cloth; dj. vl: 32 Line
ill + pl; 25 BW, 22 Color pl; v2: 32 Line pl + ill; 30 BW, 14 Color pl.
(IG791) € 250,00 / $ 375.00
A very detailed history & catalogue of all known signed & dated
Kütahya (Turkey) tiles, with a history of the Kütahya ceramic production 15th
- 18th c, & related studies on hanging ornaments, incense-holders,
Chinese tiles, potter's marks, & spectrographic analyses; several hundred
Armenian & Turkish Islamic tiles described & shown in color. Bibl,
v2, p97-8. Major documentation.
DUNNING, G.C. A Group of English and Imported Medieval Pottery from
Lesnes Abbey, Kent; and the Trade in Early Hispano-Moreque Pottery to
England; an offprint from: The Antiquaries Journal (London), v41, 1-2,
Jan-April 1961. 12p + 4pl. 17.5 x 23.5. Paper. 9 Line ill; 2 Maps; 4 BW pl (=
11 ill). (IG1821) € 25,00 / $ 37.50
A description of the pottery finds in the area of southeast England &
the trade in medieval Spanish-Islamic lusterware ceramics (from Manises &
Malaga), ca 13th c; 7 Islamic works shown, plus some English & French
ceramics, with some cross-sections. Footnotes.
FEHÉRVARI, Géza. The Pottery of the Islamic World in the Tareq Rajab Museum.
Kuwait: Tareq Rajab
Museum, 1998. 112 [4]p.
21.5 x 22.5. Cloth; dj. 110 C ill + pl. (IG2265) € 95,00 / $ 145.00
Collection catalogue. A survey of the Tareq Rajab Museum's collection, with
representative examples from all Islamic regions & periods, 8th - 18th
century, including pre-Islamic works, Abbasid, Fatimid, Seljuks, Syria &
Egypt, Ilkhanids, Timurids, the Magreb, Safavid & Qajar, & Turkey; 91
ceramics described & shown in color, with 19 related views of buildings
& sites. Concludes with a bibliography, p111-2.
FERRON, Jean; Maurice PINARD. Les fouilles de Byrsa: 1953-1954; a very
long article in: Musée Lavigerie. Cahiers de Byrsa. 1955 – V. Paris:
Imprimerie Nationale, 1955. Pp31-81 + 91pl. 21.5 x 27. Paper. 91 BW pl (= 169
ill) (IG2126) € 75,00 / $ 11s0.00
A detailed description & inventory of the works excavated from an
archeological site in Byrsa, near Carthage,
Tunisia,
including 83 medieval Islamic ceramics (mostly shards); all briefly decribed
& shown. Also includes 86 other works from the earlier periods in
antiquity. CRESWELL II, 373 (With "Picard" instead of
"Pinard"). (Includes entire issue with 3 short texts.)
GRUBE, Ernst J. Islamic Pottery of the Eighth to the Fifteenth Century
in the Keir Collection. London: London: Faber &
Faber, 1976. 378p + 27pl. 22 x 28.5. Cloth; dj. 6 Line ill; 236 BW ill + pl;
27 C pl (= 31 ill). (IG2453) € 395,00 / $ 595.00
"The Keir Collection" 3. A collection catalogue containing 264
medieval Islamic ceramic works from Iran, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, north Africa
& central Asia, 8th - 15th century, all described in exhaustive detail
& shown, including 31 in color. Includes brief forward by R.J.
CHARLESTON & preface by Edmund De UNGER, & an exhaustive
classified bibliography (with circa 1,200 entries), p[305]-74; & index,
p[375]-8. Major study of a major collection.
HOBSON, R.L.; BRITISH
MUSEUM. A Guide to
the Islamic Pottery of the Near East. London 1932. xiv 104p +
40pl. 14 x 22. Boards. 73 BW ill; 40 BW pl. (IG910) € 60,00 / $
90.00
A comprehensive history of Islamic ceramics & tiles from all regions
& periods, especially Iran & Turkey, based on the British Museum
collection; 118 works shown with captions. Major study of a major collection;
still cited. CRESWELL 726 (with table of contents). [CSROT 183].
JAKOBSEN, Kristian. Islamische Keramik. Hamburg 1959. 47 [1]p. 13 x 18.5. Paper.
28 BW ill + pl. (IG951) € 35,00 / $ 50.00
"Bilderheft des Museums für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg" 1. Collection survey; 28
Islamic ceramics from Iran
& Turkey,
9th - 17th c; all described & shown. Bibl, p45-7.
KELEKIAN, Dikran Khan. The Potteries of Persia. Being a Brief History of
the Art of Ceramics in the Near East. Paris 1909. 38 [2]p. 19
x 26. Paper. 30 BW ill; 6 BW pl. (IG960) € 75,00 / $ 110.00
An early attempt at a history of Islamic ceramics, based on the author's
experience as one of the great Islamic art dealers & collectors, mostly
centered on medieval ceramics from Iran, with some works from Turkey &
Syria; 35 works shown with captions. CRESWELL 767. [CSROT 666].
KLEIN, Adalbert; Johanna ZICK-NISSEN; Ekkart KLINGE, eds. Islamische
Keramik. Düsseldorf 1973. 342p. 20 x 21.5. Cloth. 493 BW ill; 11 Color pl; 1
Map. (IG974) € 195,00 / $ 295.00
"Hetjens-Museum, Düsseldorf in Zusammenarbeit mit dem
Museum für Islamische Kunst Berlin".
Exhibition & collection catalogue; 493 Islamic ceramics & tiles, plus
some early glass & pre-Islamic works, from all Islamic regions of Asia,
north Africa & Spain, 9th - 18th c; all described at length & shown,
with headnotes to each period & type of ceramic. Includes glossary,
p323-37; bibl, p338-9. Major documentation, especially important for its
comprehensive range of visual material.
LANE, Arthur. Later Islamic Pottery. Persia,
Syria, Egypt, Turkey. London: Faber and Faber, 1957. xvi 133 [3]p
+ 104pl. 16 x 25.5. Cloth. 54 Line ill; 100 BW, 4 C pl; 1 Map. (Spine rubbed;
interior very good) (IG2064) € 60,00 / $ 90.00
"Faber Monographs On Pottery And Porcelain". A scholarly
history & pictorial survey of Islamic ceramics from Iran, Syria,
Egypt & Turkey, 14th
- 18th c; 211 works shown with captions. Includes 54 potter's marks; bibl,
p124-7. Major work. CRESWELL 731. GARB 1777. [CSROT 242].
LANE, Arthur; Ralph PINDER-WILSON.
Later Islamic Pottery. Persia,
Syria, Egypt, Turkey. 2nd Edition. London 1971. xvi 133
[3]p + 108pl. 16 x 25.5. Cloth; dj. 54 Line ill; 100 BW, 8 Color pl; 1 Map.
(IG1004) € 60,00 / $ 90.00
1st edition: 1957. CRESWELL 731. This edition was revised by R.
Pinder-Wilson. A comprehensive study of Islamic ceramics in the middle east,
14th - 18th c; 211 works shown with captions, plus 54 potters marks. Bibl,
p124-7. Major work on subject, still cited.
MUNRO, Lady. Catalogue of Five Important 15th Century Hispano-Moresque
Dishes and an Albarello. London
1961. 9 [3]p + 7pl. 19 x 24. Paper. 7 BW pl. (IG1043) € 30,00 / $
45.00
Auction catalogue; Sotheby, 15 Dec 1961. 7 medieval Spanish Islamic ceramics
described at length & shown.
MONTAGUT, Robert, ed. El Reflejo de Manises. Cerámica Hispano-Morisco del Museo Nacional de
la Edad Media Termas de Cluny de Paris. Barcelona
1996. 116 [4]p. 25 x 28. Paper. 4 BW ill; 74 C pl + ill. (IG2153A) €
60,00 / $ 90.00
Collection & exhibition catalogue; 50 Spanish-Islamic lustreware ceramics
mostly from Manises & Paterna, 14th - 18th c, all described at length
& shown in color with some details. Includes 6 texts by Viviane HUCHARD,
Trinidad SANCHEZ-PACHECO, M. PAZ SOLER, Antonia CASANOVAS, Pia SUBIAS &
Robert MONTAGUT, on specialized aspects of this type of pottery: Mudéjar, Valencia,
Hispano-Moresca, 19th c ceramics, Orientalism, & the history of the Cluny collection. Bibl,
p116.
OLIVEIRA, Maria M. Soares de. Vidros e Ceramîcas do Oriente Islâmico;
an offprint from: Colóquio (Lisbon),
30, Oct 1964. 7 [1]p. 23.5 x 31. Paper. 6 BW ill + pl. (IG1056) €
20,00 / $ 30.00
A study of 6 Islamic glass works & ceramics from Iran & Turkey, 13th
- 17th c, in the Gulbenkian collection; all shown.
OTTO-DORN, Katharina. Türkische Keramik. 2 Vols in 1 Vol. Ankara 1957. Vol 1: viii
194p + 85pl; v2: 15pl. 20.5 x 29. Cloth. v1: 85 BW pl; v2: 7 BW, 8 Color pl.
(IG1058) € 175,00 / $ 250.00
"Veröffentlichungen der Philosophischen Fakultät der Universität Ankara,
Nr 119. Schriften des Kunsthistorischen Institutes der Universität" 1. A
comprehensive & authoritative historical survey of Turkish ceramics,
especially from Iznik, 16th - 17th c. Includes bibl, p171-7. Major work on
subject. CRESWELL I, 246.
PICKETT, Douglas (1936 - 1994). Early
Persian Tilework. The Medieval Flowering of Kashi. Madison,
New Jersey: Fairleigh Dickenson
University Press, 1997.
211 [5]p + 32pl. 23.5 x 31. Cloth; dj. 74 Line, 39 BW, 106 C ill. (IG2464) €
90,00 / $ 135.00
A scholarly exhaustive history of early medieval Iranian Islamic tilework
& mosaic faience, circa 1060 - 1390, including early sources; tilework
prior & during the Mongol period; the revival during the Sultaniyya
project (circa 1300-1330); cross-currents; the Muzaffarid period; peripheral
samples from the 14th century; & developments in Yazd & Kirman; 145
views & decorative tiles shown, most in color, with drawings of motifs.
Includes 4 appendices & tables, p163-76; footnotes & bibliography,
p177-202; index, p203-11.
RIEFSTAHL, Rudolf Meyer. The Parish-Watson Collection of Mohammadan Potteries. NY: E. Weyhe, 1922. [16] lxix [5] 75-259
[1]p. 29 x 38.5. Cloth; handmade paper ("Deckle d'Aigle"). 4 Line
ill; 75 BW ill + pl; 19 Color pl (Tipped-on &a p; -in with printed tissue
guards). (Cover slightly worn). (IG1082) € 695,00 / $ 1,150.00
Handnumbered 94 of 500 edition. Collection catalogue; 48 medieval Islamic
ceramics, mostly from Iran,
with some from Syria &
Iraq,
12th - 13th c; all described at length & shown. Includes an historical
introduction on early Iranian ceramics, p i-lxix, with a section on textile
patterns shown on the ceramics, with 11 costumes shown; bibl, p253-4; index,
p257-9. One of the most important & most beautiful works on the subject.
CRESWELL 736.
SAUVAGET, Jean. Poteries Syro-Mésopotamiennes du XIVe Siècle. Paris: Librairie Ernest
Leroux, 1932. [4] 26 [4]p + 49pl. 22 x 28. Paper. 33 Line, 16 BW pl (= ca 150
ill) (Cover & spine slightly worn; interior very clean) (IG2240) €
125,00 / $ 185.00
"Documents d'Études Orientales de l'Institut Français de Damas" 1.
Collection catalogue. A study of the 14th century Islamic ceramics from
Syrian & Iraq in the Institut Français de Damas; 163 ceramics, including
plates, bowls, pitchers, mostly fragments, all briefly described, almost all
shown. Includes a general introduction on the collection, p[1]-8. CRESWELL
737.
SKELTON, Robert. The Shah Jahan Cup. London:
Victoria & Albert Museum,
1969. 10 [2]p. 18.5 x 24.5. Paper. 10 BW & Line ill & pl. (IG2186) €
22,50 / $ 35.00
"Reprinted from the V&AM Bulletin, v2, 3, July 1966, with
revision". A detailled study of an important 1657 carved opaque white
nephrite wine cup associated with the Mughal ruler Shah Jahan (1628-1658); 10
views shown with related works.
TESKE, J. Tegels uit Landen van de Islam. The Hague 1983. Pp517-28 [4]. 21 x 26.
Paper. 5 BW, 7 Color ill; 1 Map. (IG1134) € 17,50 / $ 25.00
An offprint from: Antiek (Lochem, NL), v17, 10, 1982-3. A survey of
Islamic lustered & glazed tiles in Iran
& Turkey,
13th - 17th c; 12 works shown with captions. [CSROT 1929].
WILKINSON, Charles Kyrle. Nishapur. Pottery of the Early Islamic
Period. NY 1973. xlii 374 [2]p. 24 x 32. Cloth; dj. 350 Line, 890 BW ill; 9
Color pl; 2 Maps. (IG1168) € 95,00 / $ 145.00
A comprehensive scholarly analysis of medieval Islamic ceramics from Iran, ca
9th - 13th c, excavated in Nishapur by Wilkinson & others for the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, 1935 - 1940; over 800 works & shards described at length
& shown, with all the works catalogued by technique. Bibl, p371-4. One of
the most important documented finds of early Islamic ceramics; major work
& documentation.
B7. Islamic
Miniatures, Painting, Manuscripts & Bookbinding
Top
AKIMUSHKIN, Oleg F. The St.
Petersburg Muraqqa'. Album of Indian and Persian
Miniatures of the 16th – 18th Centuries and Specimens of Persian
Calligraphy of 'Imad al-Hasani. Lugano; Milan
1996. 121 [3]p. 19.5 x 28. Heavy Card Paper. 66 C pl. (IG2026) €
50,00 / $ 75.00
"The St. Petersburg Branch of the Institute of Oriental Studies,
Russian Academy of Sciences". A scholarly study of the album with a
description of a selection of 66 miniatures, with a note on their
conservation, indexes & glossary.
ARCHER, William George; Madanjeet SINGH. Indische Miniaturen.
Recklinghausen: Bongers, 1960. 17 [1]p + 91pl. Folio (29.5 x 38.5). Cloth. 50
BW, 51 C ill + pl (Color all tipped-on); 1 Map. (IG2139) € 125,00 /
$ 185.00
Translation; original English (1960). A brief history & pictorial
survey of Indian miniature painting (Islamic & Hindu), including works
from the Deccan, Mughal, Rajasthan, Punjab & Patna periods & regions,
16th – 18th c; 101 works described at length & shown, many in fine
color. With introduction, p9-15; bibl, p16-7. CRESWELL 304 (English edition
only). The author was the head of the India Department at the Victoria &
Albert Museum.
BAUWENS, Jan. Maktûb Bilyad. Arabische Handschriften in de Albert
1-Bibliotheek. Brussels 1968. [2] xiv 67 [3]p + 25pl. 18.5 x 25.5. Paper. 8
Line ill; 24 BW, 1 C pl. (IG2444) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
Exhibition catalogue; Albert-I Bibliotheek, Brussels, 21 December 1968 - 26
January 1969. A catalogue of Islamic manuscripts, mostly from north Africa
(Algeria, Marocco & Tunisia), circa 10th - 19th century, & related
European documents & books; 121 works described; 25 shown, with an
historical introduction, p ix-xiv. Includes a bibliography, p61-2. Also
includes a 8-page mimeographed inserted supplement with 91 additional art
works.
CAGMAN, Filiz; Z. TANINDI. Topkapi Sarayi Müzesi. Islâm Minyatürleri.
Istanbul 1979. 88p + 71pl. 20.5 x 29. Buckram; dj. 71 Color pl. (IG789) €
110,00 / $ 165.00
"Tercüman". "Sanat ve Kültür Yayinlari" 1. Collection
catalogue; 205 Islamic paintings, mostly from Turkey & Iran, 13th - 19th
c; all described at length, 71 shown in color. Includes brief headnotes to
each period; extensive bibl, p77-84; list of calligraphers & painters,
p85-8. CRESWELL II, 456.
ETTINGHAUSEN, Richard. La Peinture Arabe. Geneva 1962. 209 [3]p. 24.5
x 28.5. Cloth. 7 BW ill; 81 Color pl + ill (All tipped-on); 1 Map. (IG840) €
60,00 / $ 90.00
"Les Trésors de l'Asie" 4. Translation; original English 1962.
CRESWELL I,296. An important scholarly survey of early Islamic miniature
painting, ca 8th - 16th c; ca 100 works shown in fine color. Includes bibl,
p193-5; index to the manuscripts cited, p197-8; name index p199-[204]. GLAH
M115.
ETTINGHAUSEN, Richard; M.L. SWIETOCHOWSKI. Islamic Painting. NY
[1978?]. 48p. 22 x 28. Paper. 29 BW, 31 Color ill. (IG844) € 30,00 /
$ 45.00
Reprinted from: Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin (NY), v36, 2, Autumn
1978. A pictorial collection survey of Islamic miniatures from Arabia, Iran,
India & Turkey, 13th - 18th c; 60 works described & shown. CRESWELL
II, 456. [CSROT 1212].
FALK, Toby; S. DIGBY; COLNAGHI. Paintings from Mughal India. London
1979. 94 [2]p. 21 x 30. Paper. 8 BW ill; 17 BW, 18 Color pl (1 tipped-on); 1
Map. (IG845) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
Dealer's exhibition & sale catalogue; 41 Mughal & Deccan miniatures,
16th - 19th c; all described at length & shown. Bibl, p91-2.
FEHÉR, Géza. Türkische Miniaturen. Aus den Chroniken der ungarischen
Feldzüge. Leipzig und Weimar 1978. [148p]. 23.5 x 33. Cloth; dj. 9 BW ill; 59
Color pl (6 Double-page). (IG2228) € 75,00 / $ 110.00
A pictorial survey of 59 Turkish miniatures, 16th c, depicting the Turkish
domination of Hungary in the 16th c; all described at length & shown in
very fine color. All works from the Topkapi Museum collection. Includes
introduction, p5-30; bibliography, p23-4.
GRAY, Basil. Iran. Miniatures Persanes - Bibliothèque Impériale.
[Paris]: Publié Par la New York Graphic Society en accord avec l'UNESCO,
1956. 25 [8]p + 34pl. Folio (34 x 48). Boards. 4 BW pl + ill; 34 C pl.
(IG2233) € 95,00 / $ 145.00
"Collection UNESCO de l'Art Mondial". 34 Iranian miniature
paintings, 15th - 16th c, from the royal library, Tehran, all described with
captions, & shown in fine color in their original size. Includes preface
by B. GRAY, p5-11; an introduction by André GODARD, p[13-[25];
plate captions, p[27-9]; & bibliography, p[30].
GROHMANN, Adolf; Thomas W. ARNOLD. Denkmäler Islamischer Buchkunst.
Florence: Pantheon Casa Editrice; Munich: Kurt Wolff Verlag, 1929. xii [4]
142 [4]p + 104pl. 24 x 31.5 (x 5.5). Cloth; Top edge in red. 13 Line, 6 BW
ill (tipped-on); 94 BW, 10 C pl (All with printed tissue guards; color plates
tipped-on). (IG2503) € 950,00 / $ 1,475.00
Unnumbered copy of edition of 375. A scholarly study of early Islamic
manuscripts, miniatures & binding, 7th - 18th century, organized in 10
sections: Miniatures, Ornamente, Einbände, Überreste persischer Malerei, Die
Mongolen- und Timuridenzeit, Bihzad and seine Schule, Riza 'Abbasi und der
Verfall der persischen Malerei, Die islamische Malerei in Indien, Die
islamische Malerei in der Türkei, & Das islamische Buchgewerbe. Concludes
with copious footnotes & references, p118-[134]; References to works in
public collections, p135-[137]; illustration captions, p138; & index,
p139-[143]. The major work on Islamic bookbinding f& manuscripts.
Creswell 989 (English edition; The Islamic Book, with full table of
contents).
GRUBE, Ernst J. Islamic Paintings from the 11th to the 18th Century in
the Collection of H.P. Kraus. NY [1972?]. 291 [5]p + 54pl. 25.5 x 35.5.
Cloth. 201 BW ill + pl (2 foldout); 54 Color pl (2 foldout). (IG881) €
395,00 / $ 595.00
Handnumbered 548 of 750 edition. Collection catalogue; 252 Islamic
miniatures, including some bookbindings, from Iraq, Egypt, Iran, Turkey &
India, 10th - 18th c; all described at very great length & almost all
shown (many full-size). Major study of major collection, with fine color
plates printed in Germany. CRESWELL II, 457. GLAH M118 (with contents).
HICKMANN, Regina. Schätze islamischer Buchkunst. Berlin 1989. 80p.
14.5 x 21.5. Boards. 34 Color pl. (IG906) € 35,00 / $ 50.00
An introductory guide written for school children on Islamic miniatures; 34
works from the middle east & India, 9th - 18th c; all described at length
& shown in color, all from east German collections. Glossary, p78-9.
HILLENBRAND, Robert. Imperial Images in Persian Painting. Edinburgh
1977. 105 [1]p + 8pl; [2p] Insert. 22 x 34.5. Paper. 69 BW ill; 8 Color pl.
(IG908) € 35,00 / $ 50.00
"A Scottish Arts Council Exhibition". Exhibition catalogue; 212
miniatures from Iran depicting various aspects of royal life, 14th - 17th c,
including scenes of birth, love, sports, the court, war, etc, organized by
subject matter; all described at length, 75 works shown, with introduction on
the role of the royal painter & the main schools during the period,
p8-12; bibl, p97-101. CRESWELL II, 479.
JAMES, David. Qur'ans and Bindings from the Chester Beatty Library. A
Facsimile Exhibition. [London]: World of Islam Festival Trust, 1980. 144p. 21
x 30. Paper. 115 BW ill + pl. (IG2498) € 60,00 / $ 90.00
Collection catalogue of Koranic manuscripts & bindings, intended to
accompany a traveling exhibition of facsimile works, including early Kufic
Korans, & works from Egypt, Iraq, Timurid Iran, Safavid Iran, Turkey,
India, Spain & north Africa; 115 works described & shown. Includes a
list of Arabic, Persian & Turkish words, p139; a list of Koranic
"ayas", p140; & bibliography, p141-3. CRESWELL II, 317.
KÜHNEL, Ernst. Miniaturmalerei im islamischen Orient. Berlin 1922. vii
[1] 68 [12]p + 154pl. 19 x 26. Boards. 5 BW ill; 151 BW, 3 Color ill + pl.
(IG2025) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
"Die Kunst des Ostens" 7. A comprehensive history & pictorial
survey of Islamic painting from all regions, 13th - 19th c; 154 works
described & shown.
KÜHNEL, Ernst; Hermann GOETZ. Indische Buchmalereien. Aus dem
Jahangir-Album der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin. Berlin: Scarabaeus-Verlag,
1924. xi 63 [3]p + 43pl. 27 x 36. Cloth (Spine rebacked & repaired;
interior very good). 7 BW ill + pl; 41 Tinted ill + pl; 26 Color ill + pl
(All tipped-on). (IG995) € 90,00 / $ 135.00
"Buchkunst des Orients" 2. A detailed scholarly study of an early
17th c Indian album of miniatures; ca 70 works shown, most in color with
tipped-on plates. CRESWELL 1064.
KÜHNEL, Ernst; STAATLICHE MUSEEN IN BERLIN. Indische Miniaturen. 2nd
Edition. Berlin 1937. 16p + 45pl. 12.5 x 19. Paper. 36 BW, 9 Color pl.
(IG996) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
"Bilderhefte der islamischen Abteilung" 1. 1st edition: 1933. A
pictorial collection survey of 45 miniatures from India, 17th - 18th c; all
described & shown, 9 in color. Bibl, p16. CRESWELL 1064.
LOSTY, Jeremiah P. The Art of the Book in India. London: The British
Library, 1982. 160p + 20pl. 22 x 28. Cloth; dj. 147 BW ill; 20 C pl (= 38
Color ill). (IG2027) € 65,00 / $ 95.00
A scholarly history of miniature painting in India from early manuscript
illumination in the 10th – 19th c, especially centered on the Mughal
and Rajput schools (the Dehli Sultanate; Great Mogul Library; the provinces;
European influences); 138 works described at length & shown, plus some
writing tools. Includes bibl, p156-7; index, p157-60. Published as part of
the Festival of India, 1982.
LOWRY, Glenn D.; Susan NEMAZEE. A Jeweler's Eye. Islamic Arts of the
Book from the Vever Collection. Washington, DC 1988. 240p. 23 x 30.5. Paper.
28 BW ill + pl; 76 Color pl; 1 Map. (Cover slightly worn) (IG1552) €
35,00 / $ 50.00
Collection & exhibition cat; Islamic miniatures & bindings from Iran
& India, ca 15th - 17th c, selected from the Vever collection acquired by
the Smithsonian Institution; 76 works described & shown in fine color,
with texts on Vever & ca 1900 Paris cultural life; Iranian & Indian
painting; a chronology & documentation on Vever & his collection;
& index.
OLIVEIRA, Maria M. Soares de. A Arte da Dinastia de Tamerlão
Representada na Colecçao Calouste Gulbenkian; an offprint from: Colóquio
(Lisbon), 43, April 1967. 12p. 23.5 x 31. Paper. 6 BW pl + ill. (IG1054) €
20,00 / $ 30.00
A study of a group of 15th c Iranian miniatures in the Gulbenkian collection;
6 works described & shown.
OLIVEIRA, Maria M. Soares de. A Arte de Livro Persa e Turco; an
offprint from: Colóquio (Lisbon), 28, April 1964. 7 [1]p. 23.5 x 31. Paper. 4
BW pl + ill. (IG1055) € 20,00 / $ 30.00
A study of 3 Iranian miniatures & 1 bookbinding, 16th - 17th c, in the
Gulbenkian collection; all shown.
PINDER-WILSON, Ralph H. Persian Painting of the Fifteenth Century.
London: Faber & Faber, [1960s?]. 24p. 24.5 x 31.5. Paper. 10 C pl (All
tipped-on). (IG2443) € 25,00 / $ 37.50
"The Faber Gallery of Oriental Art". A pictorial survey of early
Islamic miniature painting in Timurid-period Iran, mostly leaves from
"Shah Namah" manuscripts & works by Bihzad; 10 works described
at length & shown in fine color, with historical introduction, p2-5, 25.
RIEFSTAHL, Rudolf M. Catalog of An Exhibition of Persian and Indian Miniature
Paintings Forming the Private Collection of Dikran Khan Kelekian. New York
1934. 35 [3]p + 14pl. 15 x 23. Paper (Original worn covers pasted-down). 14
BW pl. (IG2223) € 60,00 / $ 90.00
Collection & exhibition catalogue; 25 November 33 - 31 January 1934. 101
Islamic miniatures, 13th - 17th c, described, many at length, 14 works shown.
CRESWELL 1030.
ROBINSON, Basil W. Fifteenth-century Persian Painting. Problems and
Issues. NY 1991. xiv 92 [6]p + 4pl. 20 x 26.5. Paper. 24 BW ill + pl; 4 Color
pl. (IG1481) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
"Hagop Kevorkian Series on Near Eastern Art and Civilization". A
study of the main schools of 15th c Iranian manuscript production in Herat,
Shiraz, the Turkman area, Transoxiana & India, especially the problems in
determining their correct attribution & date. Includes extensive
references throughout; bibl, p ix-xi; & indexes to painters, manuscript
titles, scribes & calligraphers, & general subjects, p81-92.
ROBINSON, Basil W.; VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM. Persian Miniature
Painting from Collections in the British Isles. London 1967. 120 [4]p + 53
pl. 18.5 x 24.5. Paper. 52 BW ill, 1 Color pl; 2 Maps. (IG1089) €
50,00 / $ 75.00
"Large Picture Book" 30. Exhibition catalogue; 184 Iranian
miniatures, 14th - 17th c; all described, some at length, 53 works shown. One
of the maps is a "map" of the evolution of Iranian painting through
the 19th c. CRESWELL I, 302.
ROBINSON, Basil W.; VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM. Persian Paintings.
2nd Edition. London 1965. 18 [2]p + 36pl. 18 x 24. Paper. 36 BW pl. (IG1091) €
35,00 / $ 50.00
"Large Picture Book" 6. 1st edition: 1952. A pictorial collection
survey; 36 Iranian miniatures, 15th - 19th c; all described & shown with
brief history. [CSROT 944].
SAKISIAN, Arménag Bey. La Miniature à l'Exposition d'Art Persan de
Burlington House; an offprint from: Syria (Paris), v12, 1931. Pp163-72 + 7pl.
23 x 28. Ppr. 2 BW ill; 7 BW pl (= 13 ill). (IG1098) € 20,00 / $
30.00
A general survey-review of the exhibiton on the Iranian miniatures, 15th -
16th c; 15 works described, 13 shown. CRESWELL 1034. [CSROT 776].
SARRE, Friedrich; Eugen MITTWOCH. Zeichnungen von Riza Abbasi. Munich:
F. Bruckmann A.-G., 1914. [12] 58 [2]p + 8 + 48pl. 24 x 32. Boards; 8 BW pl;
48 Monocolor & Color pl (= 55 ill; All tipped-on). (Cover slightly worn;
interior very good; missing 1 plate) (IG2318) € 195,00 / $ 295.00
NB: Missing plate 10 ("Jüngling mit Blume"). A exhaustive
scholarly study of the life & work of the Iranian/Persian miniature
painter, Riza Abbasi, active under the Safavid rule of Shah Abbas & Safi
I at the end of the 16th through the early 17th century; 63 miniatures
painted between 1598 – 1638 shown, with detailled plates descriptions
on p[22]-44, with supplementary descriptions facing each plate, including
translations of the Arabic inscriptions. Unique study of this artist.
CRESWELL 1036.
SOTHEBY'S. Persian Art from the Aryeh Family Collection. London:
Sotheby's, 1999. 68p. 21 x 27. Paper. 1 BW, 58 C ill + pl. (IG2446) €
40,00 / $ 60.00
Auction catalogue; 13 October 1999; sale "L09305 Aryeh". A
single-owner sale of 44 Iranian works including 12 miniatures, 16th - 19th
century; 17 oil paintings of which 2 from Safavid-period 17th century &
15 from 19th-century Qajar; 5 19th-century Korans; & miscellaneous lacquer
& metalwork; all described, some important works in great detail, &
almost all shown in color. Also includes 8 Iranian rugs, 19th - early 20th
century.
SPALDING, Frances; HISPANIC SOCIETY OF AMERICA. Mudejar Ornament in
Manuscripts. NY 1953. [2] vi 58p + 27pl. 15 x 22. Cloth. 27 BW pl (= 38 ill).
(IG1122) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
"Hispanic Notes & Monographs". A scholarly study of a group of
15th c Spanish antiphonaries with Mudjar decoration in the Hispanic Society
of America collection; 36 ornaments described & shown. Bibl references,
p55-8. Unknown to CRESWELL.
SPINK, ed. The Sublime Image. Indian & Persian Miniatures. An
exhibition for sale. London: Spink, 1997. [56p]. 25 x 31.5. Paper. 1 BW, 28 C
pl + ill (many double-page). ((IG2548) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
Dealer's exhibition & sale catalogue. 14 Islamic miniatures from the
courts of India, 17 - 19th century, & 1 work from Safavid Iran, 17th
century; all described at length & shown in fine color with details.
Includes bibliography, p[55-6]; & an inserted price list.
WELCH, Stuart Cary; et al. Wonders of the Age. Masterpieces of Early
Safavid Painting, 1501 - 1576. Cambridge, MA 1979. 223 [1]p. 20.5 x 28. Ppr.
93 BW pl + ill; 20 C pl. (IG1163) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
Traveling exh cat; 85 Iranian miniatures, all 16th c; all described at length
& shown. Includes historical introduction, p13-32; & bibl, p219-23.
B8. Other
Islamic Arts (Including Armor, Glass, Ivory, Enamel
Jewelry, Lacquer, Metalwork, Coins, Playing Cards, Stone, Tents, Woodwork,
Karabacek)
Top
AGA-OGLU, Mehmet. Ein Prachtspiegel im Topkapu Sarayi Museum; an
article in: Pantheon (Munich), Band VI, Heft 10, October 1930. Pp454-7. 25 x
33. Paper. 1 Line, 3 BW ill. (IG2485) € 20,00 / $ 30.00
A scholarly study of a decorated Islamic silver mirror made in Aleppo, Syria,
1320, & its relation to other contemporary metalwork; 3 works shown with
captions. Includes the entire issue with articles on medieval &
renaissance art, including ceramics, sculpture & painting, with numerous
illustrated advertisements.
ATIL, Esin; W.T. CHASE; Paul JETT. Islamic Metalwork in the Freer
Gallery of Art. Washington, D.C. 1985. 273 [3]p. 25 x 25. Paper. 2 Line, 189
BW ill & pl. (IG2400) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
Collection & exhibition catalogue. A catalogue of 38 Islamic metalworks,
mostly all from medieval Iran, with a few works from Syria & Egypt, 7th -
18th century; all described at great length with inscriptions &
exceptional technical information & shown, with many details. Includes a
general introduction, p10-32; & sections on techniques & materials,
p33-43; glossary, p44-51; & bibliographic sources, p233-56; Notes on
X-rays, p257-64; & photographic list of 13 works not included in the
catalogue.
BARRETT, Douglas; BRITISH MUSEUM. Islamic Metalwork in the British
Museum. London: British Museum, 1949. xxiii [1]p + 40pl. 19 x 25. Boards. 40
BW pl (= 51 ill). (IG2429) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
Collection survey; British Museum, London. A pictorial collection survey of
Islamic metalwork from Iran, Iraq, Syria & Egypt, ca 10th - 18th century;
51 works & details described & shown. Important study of major
collection. CRES 910. [CSROT 2970].
CURATOLA, Giovanni; Marco SPALLANZANI. Mattonelle Islamici. Esemplari
d'Epoca e Loreo Fortuna nella Manifattura Cantagalli. Florence 1985. 77 [3]p.
14 x 21. Paper. 36 BW, 33 C ill. (IG2412) € 30,00 / $ 45.00
"Mostre del Museo Nazionale del Bargello" 4. Collection &
exhibition catalogue; 34 Islamic tiles from Iran & Turkey, 13th - 19th
century, with 23 Italian 19th century Islamic-inspired tiles made by the
Cantagalli factory; all described & shown. Bibliography, p50-1.
DAHNCKE, Monika; Dieter SCHLETZER, ed. Iranische Metallgefässe des 12.
bis 19. Jahrhunderts aus Norddeutschem Privatbesitz. Hamburg-Othmarschen:
Dieter Schletzer, 1984. 47 [1]p. 19 x 27. Paper. 44 BW ill. (IG2497) €
50,00 / $ 75.00
An exhibition catalogue of 22 Islamic engraved metalworks, including bowls,
pitchers, plates & candle holders, from Iran, 13th - 19th century; all
described at length & shown with details. Unknown to CRESWELL.
DEXEL, Thomas. Handwerk und Kunst in Persien 9. bis 19. Jahrhundert.
Braunschweig: Städtischen Museum, 1991. 55 [5]p. 15 x 21. Ppr. 38 BW ill (=
62 ill); 8 C pl. (IG2428) € 35,00 / $ 50.00
"Arbeitsberichte Veröffentlichungen aus dem Städtischen Museum Braunschweig"
61. Exhibition catalogue of the Islamic arts in Iran, 9th - 19th century; 70
works shown with captions, mostly early ceramics, glass & metalwork, 9th
- 13th century, with brief history of each media. Also includes 4 Turkish
Isnik & 3 Spanish Islamic ceramics. Many works from the Saeed Motamed
collection.
FEHÉRVÁRI, Géza. Islamic Metalwork of the Eighth to the Fifteenth
Century in the Keir Collection. London: Faber & Faber, 1976. 143 [3] +
72pl. 22.5 x 28.5. Cloth; dj. 60 BW, 12 C pl (= 190 ill). (IG2445) €
250,00 / $ 375.00
"The Keir Collection". A collection catalogue containing 171
medieval Islamic metalworks from Iran, central Asia, Iraq, Syria, Egypt, 8th
- 15th century, including figurative animal sculpture, lanterns, inkwells,
bowls, caskets, ewers, flasks, trays, pen boxes & buckets; all described,
many at great length & shown with details, headnote introduction to each
period & region. Concludes with a bibliography, p[135]-8; index,
p[139]-43. Major study of major collection; the first comprehensive work on
the subject.
FEILBERG, C.G. La Tente Noire. Contribution Ethnographique à
l'Histoire Culturelle des Nomades. Copenhagen 1944. xii [2] 254p + 5pl. 21.5
x 29. Paper. 19 BW + Line ill + pl; 6 Maps. (IG851) € 175,00 / $
250.00
"Særtryk af Nationalmuseets skrifter. Etnografish Række" 2.
Dissertation. A comprehensive ethnographic study of the construction &
use of the tent by the nomadic peoples of Asia & north Africa based on
historical travel & modern ethnographic description & visual documents.
Includes bibl, p[228]-44; index; p[245]-50; & Danish summary, p[251]-4.
One of the very first systematic studies of this rarely treated subject.
CRESWELL II, 195. [CSROT 4784].
GONZALEZ, Valérie. Gli Smalti dell'Europa Musulmana e del Maghreb.
Milan 1994. 266 [5]p. 23 x 31. Cloth; dj. 27 Line ill; 197 C + BW ill + pl;
Maps. (IG2266) € 95,00 / $ 145.00
"Corpus Arabicum". A comprehensive history & pictorial survey
of the enamel & metal-based jewellery & craft objects made by the
Islamic civilizations in Europe & north Africa, 8th - 18th century, with
sections on historical techniques, p17-70; medieval Islamic Spain, p71-175;
& northern Africa, p176-236. Concludes with an appendix with glossary,
p243-6; bibliography, p247-54; name & place index, p263-[267]. Fine color
reproductions.
HENEIN, Nessim Henry; Jean-François GOUT. Le Verre Soufflé en Égypte.
Cairo: IFAO, 1974. xii 48 [2]p + 30pl. 35 Line ill + pl (10 Foldout); 18 BW
pl (= 44 ill). 1 Map. (IG2423) € 50,00 / $ 75.00
"Bibliothèque d'étude" 63. A scholarly technical description of the
production of blown glass in a Cairo workshop, including sections on the
workshop, the furnace, the tools, the glass paste & its color, & the
creation of the different forms; ca 100 glass works, tools & production
images shown. Includes index of Arabic technical terms, p[41]. CRESWELL II,
407.
MELIKIAN-CHIRVANI, Assadullah Souren. Islamic Metalwork from the
Iranian World 8th - 18th Centuries. London 1982. 445 [3]p. 23 x 29. Cloth;
dj. 426 BW ill + pl; 1 Color pl; 1 Map. (IG1029) € 175,00 / $ 250.00
"Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogues". A comprehensive &
authoritative historical survey of Islamic metalwork in Iran & the
central Asian region, 8th - 18th c, based on works in the Victoria &
Albert Museum collection; 176 works described in exhaustive detail,
especially epigraphy & iconography, with translation of all inscribed
texts & comparisons with many related works in other collection, 427
works, details & close-ups shown, many published for the first time.
Includes extensive footnotes; bibl of works in European, Persian & Arabic
languages, p[369]-80; a glossary of objects, p[381]-402; Armenian
inscriptions, p[403]-6; & indexes to names, sources, verses, artists,
patrons, donors & provenances, p[408]-45. The first & probably
definitive work on the subject. [CSROT 4898].
PINDER-WILSON, Ralph H.; C.N.L. BROOKE. The Reliquary of St. Petroc
and the Ivories of Norman Sicily; a disbound extract from: Archaeologia (L),
104, 1973. Pp[261]-305 [1] + 31pl. 23 x 28.5. Paper. 1 Line, 31 BW pl (= 72
ill). (IG1864) € 110,00 / $ 165.00
A scholarly study of the medieval Islamic painted ivory caskets produced
in Norman Sicily, ca 12th – 13th c, centered on the St. Petroc casket
now in the British Museum, including different types of caskets, motifs &
construction, with references to all known related Islamic ivory caskets; 72
caskets & details shown. Includes numerous references to the literature
on the subject; a scientific report by the British Museum laboratory; & a
list of the present location of the caskets. Major study. CRESWELL II, 414.
PROKOT, Inge. Schmuck aus Zentralasien. Sammlung Inge Prokot. Cologne:
Museum für Ostasiatische Kunst, 1980. [4] Xp + 34pl. 21 x 27. Paper. 3 Line,
6 BW ill; 22 BW, 12 C pl (= 75 ill); 1 Map. (IG2239) € 40,00 / $
60.00
Collection & exhibition catalogue; 243 pieces of jewellery, mostly in
Silver, from Turkmenistan, Kazakistan, Tadjikstan, Afghanistan, Iran/Persia,
Tibet, Ladakh & Nepal, 19th - 20th century, all listed, ca 80 works shown.
Brief bibliography.
SCANLON, George T.; Ralph PINDER-WILSON. Fustat Glass of the Early
Islamic Period. Finds Excavated by The American Research Center in Egypt 1964
- 1980. London 2001. 134 [2]p + 4pl. 20 x 26. Paper. Several hundred BW &
Line, 8 C ill. (IG2511) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
A scholarly study of early Islamic glass in Egypt, mostly fragments, ca 8th -
12th century, excavated in the old Cairo city of Fustat, containing a
detailled catalogue of 331 works, divided into "Undecorated glass",
mostly practical objects organized by type, & "Decorated
glass", organized by technique; most works described & shown in BW
or line ill. Includes texts on the historical & archeological background,
p9-16 & bibliography, p17-20, 132-4.
B9. Islamic
Economic, Cultural, Social,
Religious, Scientific & Other History
Top
AL-BIRUNI, Abu'l Rayhan Muhammad Ibn Ahmad; Giuseppe BEZZA, ed. L'Arte
dell'Astrologia. A cura di Giuseppe Bezza. Milan 1992. 200 [2]p. 14 x 21.
Paper. Numerous symbols, charts & tables. (IG2361) € 50,00 / $
75.00
A complete translation of an 11th century Islamic manuscript (written in
Ghaznah in 1029 AD), being the most complete astrological treatise produced
in the medieval Islamic world, with copious annotations. Includes
introduction by Antonio PANAINO, p9-21; footnote references, p139-81; index
to astrological terms, p187-92; & bibliography, p193-200.
KRAEMER, Jörg. Das Problem der islamischen Kulturgeschichte. Tübingen
1959. [8] 69 [3]p. 15 x 23. Paper. (IG2156) € 40,00 / $ 60.00
A broad scholarly historical study of the social-cultural-philosophical
dimension of Islamic values. Includes copious footnotes, p[48]-66; name
index, p[67]-9.
LUTTERVELT, R. van. De "Turkse" Schilderijen van J.B.
Vanmour en Zijn School. De Verzameling van Cornelis Calkoen, Ambassadeur bij
de Hoge Porte, 1725 - 1743. Istanbul 1958. [8] 50 [2]p + 39pl. 21 x 28.
Cloth. 38 BW, 1 Color pl. (IG1015) € 60,00 / $ 90.00
"Uitgaven van het Nederlands Historisch-Archeologisch Instituut te
Istanbul" 3. Collection catalogue, with a study of a group of 18th c
Dutch painters working in Turkey & their paintings of Turkish subjects;
38 works shown.
NASR, Seyyed Hossein. Islamic Art and Spirituality. Ipswich 1987. x
213 [1]p. 15 x 24. Cloth; dj. 10 BW ill; 12 Color pl. (IG1047) €
40,00 / $ 60.00
A philosophic study of the spiritual significance & concepts of Islamic
revelation underlying the expression of the Islamic arts, including
calligraphy, mosque architecture, literature & poetry, music & the
plastic arts, with examples mostly drawn from medieval Islamic art from Iran.
Index, p206-13. One of the very few works on the subject. [CSROT 5128].
NOUVEAU DROUOT. Le Colonel F. Colombari et Autres Voyageurs de
l'Orient du XIXème au Début du XXème Siècle. Paris 1981. 31 [1]p; 2p Insert.
22 x 24. Paper. 17 BW, 4 Color pl + ill. (IG945) € 35,00 / $ 50.00
Auction catalogue; Nouveau Drouot, 19 June 1981. 205 European drawings,
paintings & books related to 19th c European travel in the middle east;
all listed with some briefly described by Lynne THORNTON, 21 works
shown. Includes estimates.
VÖGLER, Gisela. Leben am Rande der Sahara. Vier Vorträge im
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum für Völkerkunde der Stadt Köln. Cologne 1981. 72p.
21 x 20 (Oblong). 70 C ill; 4 Maps. (IG2353) € 30,00 / $ 45.00
"Eine Herausforderung an die Entwicklungspolitik". A compilation of
4 studies on the difficult social-economic living conditions of the Saharan
& sub-Saharan peoples of Africa, especially in Upper Volta, Niger &
northern Ghana, & the problems of development, including texts by Günter
WINCKLER, Horst G. MENSCHING; Rüdiger SCHOTT; & Dorothee FIEDLER; 70
views in color of agricultural & work conditions, buildings & craft
production. Includes glossary, p65-6; bibliography, p67-9.
WIET, Gaston. Grandeur de l'Islam. De Mahomet à François 1er. Paris
1961. xi 376p. 15 x 21. Paper. (IG1166) € 35,00 / $ 50.00
A scholarly cultural history of medieval Islamic society based on the works
of medieval Islamic writers. Includes glossary & sources, p351-6.
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