The Soul of Kazakhstan

The Soul of Kazakhstan
Author: Wayne Eastep
Publisher:
Total Pages: 264
Release: 2001-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780970693907

Essays and information on the countyr of kazakhstan heavily illustrated with photos.

A Handbook of Mohammedan Decorative Arts

A Handbook of Mohammedan Decorative Arts
Author: M. S. Dimand
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages: 330
Release: 1930-07-01
Genre: Design
ISBN:

The first history of Mohammedan decorative arts to appear in English, this publication from 1930 highlights The Metropolitan Museum of Art's strong Islamic art collection with over 170 works discussed. The diverse selection objects spans over twelve centuries and includes richly illuminated manuscripts, colorful glazed pottery, and intricate woven carpets, among others. Dimand contextualizes Mohammedan decorative arts within the history of Islam and its spread across the world, from the Middle East to Egypt and India.

The Ardabil Carpets

The Ardabil Carpets
Author: Rexford Stead
Publisher: Getty Publications
Total Pages: 51
Release: 1974-01-01
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0892360151

The richness of Near Eastern art is epitomized by sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Persian carpets. Among the finest ever produced, the two Ardabil carpets are believed to have been made as offerings for the Shrine of Sheikh Safi at Ardabil during the Safavid dynasty in sixteenth-century Persia. In this text Rexford Stead, deputy director of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, explores the intricacies of the Ardabil carpets—one formerly in the Getty Museum and now in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the other in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. A bibliography and exhibition history are included.

Oriental Rugs

Oriental Rugs
Author: Walter Augustus Hawley
Publisher:
Total Pages: 530
Release: 1913
Genre: Rugs, Oriental
ISBN: