The Nuhad Es-Said Collection of Islamic metalwork is one of the finest in private hands. It contains examples of inlaid bronzes and brasses from 6th/12th and 7th/13th Herat and 7th/13th century Mosul, from Ayvubid Syria, Saljuk Anatolia, the Mamluk empire and the Dehli sultanate, and from Il-Khanid, Timurid and Safavid Iran. Inlaid with gold, silver and copper, and bearing planetary and astrological figures, mystical symbols, and effusive dedications to sultans and petty rulers, these objects take the reader into a world ...
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The Nuhad Es-Said Collection of Islamic metalwork is one of the finest in private hands. It contains examples of inlaid bronzes and brasses from 6th/12th and 7th/13th Herat and 7th/13th century Mosul, from Ayvubid Syria, Saljuk Anatolia, the Mamluk empire and the Dehli sultanate, and from Il-Khanid, Timurid and Safavid Iran. Inlaid with gold, silver and copper, and bearing planetary and astrological figures, mystical symbols, and effusive dedications to sultans and petty rulers, these objects take the reader into a world where superstition, religion and politics jostle for supremacy, and are evidence that works of art reflect the societies they serve.
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Seller's Description:
VG+/VG (light edge-wear & rubbing to corners; mild bump to lower spine end. tanned, square sticker residue to cover endpaper. light toning to pg edges. dustjacket has light tonight, scuffs & scratches) Dark blue cloth with silver/gilt design and lettering. Glossy white dust jacket with color illustration, gold and brown lettering. 128 pp. Many BW and color plates and illustrations. This collection "contains superb examples of inlaid bronzes and brasses from 6th/12th-Herat and 7th/13th-century Mosul [and other locations]...Inlaid gold, silver and coper, bearing planetary and astrological figures, mystical symbols, and effusive dedications to sultans and petty rulers, these beautiful objects take the reader into a world where superstition, religion and politics jostle for supremacy, and are impressive evidence that works of art reflect the societies they serve."--dj flap.
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Seller's Description:
Good. Ex library hardback with DJ; usual stamps/markings. The Nuhad Es-Said Coolection published in 1982 by Sotheby Publications, London. Very light wear to DJ otherwise a good, very clean copy. All 27 colour plates intact & free from markings. Heavy book will ship overseas for extra postage. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. BS-1G*
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Very good in very good dust jacket. 128 p. Audience: General/trade. Very good condition, pages clean and bright, binding tight, dust jacket protected with acetate cover.
