THE NASSER D. KHALILI COLLECTION OF ISLAMIC ART.VOL I The Abbasid Tradition. Qur'ans of the 8th-10th C.

Deroche Dr F.

ISBN 10: 187478051X / ISBN 13: 9781874780519

Published by Khalili Collections, London, 1995

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191pp 98 Examples of the so called "Kufic"scripts fully illustrated and described. Heavy item, please ask for a quote fro postage.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE NASSER D. KHALILI COLLECTION OF ISLAMIC ART.VOL I The Abbasid Tradition. Qur'ans of the 8th-10th C.
• Publisher: Khalili Collections, London
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 187478051X
• ISBN 13: 9781874780519
• Binding: Hard Back in Slipcase
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Collections
  • Islamic Arts

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Synopsis

This splendid book describes the Qur'ans of the eight to tenth centuries in the Khalili Collection. It provides an exotically illustrated catalogue with detailed scholarship encompassing the history of the subject.

Synopsis

The Khalili Collection contains the largest range of Qur'anic material in private hands. The Qur'ans in this collection are described and illustrated in four volumes, of which this is the first; it covers the 8th to the 10th centuries. The Khalili Collection is the greatest collection of Islamic art in private hands; it is continuing to grow and improve. It contains a large and comprehensive range of Qur'anic material, covering the entire history of Qur'an production from the seventh to the twentieth centuries, including examples from centres as far apart as Spain and India. This is the first of four volumes cataloguing the Qur'ans in the Khalili Collection. It includes Abbasid Qur'ans from the eighth to the tenth centuries. This catalogue combines examples of detailed scholarship encompassing the history of the subject.