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Languages : en
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ISLAMIC ART IN THE KUWAIT NATIONAL MUSEUM.
Author: Islamic Art in the Kuwait National Museum
Author: Marilyn JenkinsPublisher: Sotheby Parke Bernet Publications
ISBN: 9780856673047
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Islamic Art in the Kuwait National Museum
Author: Nasser Sabah al-Ahmad SabahPublisher: Philip Wilson Publishers, Limited
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
The Al-Sabah Collection
Author: Islamic Art in the Kuwait National Museum
Author: Marilyn Jenkins (Kunsthistorikerin)Publisher:
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al-Sabah Collection of Islamic art
Author: Art in the Islamic World
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Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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An interactive visit of the most comprehensive private Islamic art collection. Features themes presented by major specialists, 400 masterpieces are presented, 100 objects animated in 3D, 2 hours of video, a richly illustrated reference catalogue with powerful catalogue search tools. Shows a brief history of Kuwait, the al-Sabah family and the owners of the collection, the looting and return of the collection in 1990/91, the collection backstage, and Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah cultural activities.
Art from the Islamic Civilization
Author: Giovanni CuratolaPublisher: Skira Editore
ISBN: 9780500970348
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 331
Book Description
On the occasion of the Kuwait's National Day in February 1983, Sheikh Nasser and Sheikha Hussah offered their country the inestimable gift of the permanent loan of their collection to the National Museum of Kuwait. This volume illustrates 300 from among the most beautiful objects in the Collection and, for those exploring the Islamic world for the first time, describes its culture and art on a chronological (from the early days to the great 16th-century empires) and thematic basis (calligraphy, geometric decoration, arabesques and figurative art). Lastly, there is a section dedicated to jewels, for which the collection is renowned worldwide.This book is a re-issue of the original published in Italy in 2010. (ISBN: 9788857212906).
Art from the Islamic Civilisation
Author: Giovanni CuratolaPublisher: Thames & Hudson
ISBN: 9780500970355
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
On the occasion of the Kuwait's National Day in February 1983, Sheikh Nasser and Sheikha Hussah offered their country the inestimable gift of the permanent loan of their collection to the National Museum of Kuwait. This volume illustrates 300 from among the most beautiful objects in the Collection and, for those exploring the Islamic world for the first time, describes its culture and art on a chronological (from the early days to the great 16th-century empires) and thematic basis (calligraphy, geometric decoration, arabesques and figurative art). Lastly, there is a section dedicated to jewels, for which the collection is renowned worldwide.
Islamic Art
Author: Barbara BrendPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674468665
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Presents a region-by-region history of the art of the Islamic world, looking at architecture, the art of the book, mosaics, pottery, textiles, and other decorative art forms.
