Landau Amy (16 results)

Condition: Fine. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Good - Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name - GOOD Oversized. PAPERBACK.

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Used - Very Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine(+). Large quarto in light brown multicolored DJ, white spine, gilt to front board and spine, xi, 259 pages, color illustrations; 29 cm. Pretty color illustrations to front and rear DJ. DJ protected in archival mylar sleeve. Arts and society -- Islamic Empire -- Exhibitions. "Pearls on a String presents the arts of historical Islamic cultures by focusing on specific people and relationships among cultural tastemakers, especially painters, calligraphers, poets, and their patrons. Through a series of chapters, the book spotlights certain historical moments from across the Islamic world. Each chapter pivots around patrons and their social networks. These independent sections allow different voices and perspectives to emerge, enabling the reader to see that Islamic societies are not monolithic but made up of a tapestry of individuals with distinct and varying views. Pearls on a String pays particular attention to individuals from different sectors of society, giving voice to anonymous artists and translators, merchants, and women of the harem. Islamic historical sources reinforce the book's themes of writing in Islamic societies, artistic patronage, biographical traditions, and human"--Publisher. Contents: Introduction / Amy S. Landau -- Public works and public lives: biographical sources for patrons, writers, and artists in the premodern Islamicate world / Paul Losensky -- What do inscriptions on objects do? Beyond calligraphy and textual history / Avinoam Shalem -- Transcultural trends, personal desires, and collective agendas / Sussan Babaie -- Great ladies and noble daughters: ivories and women in the Umayyad Court at C?rdoba / Glaire D. Anderson, Mariam Rosser-Owen -- Administering art, history, and science in the Mongol Empire: Rashid al-Din and Bolad Chengxiang / Persis Berlekamp, Vivienne Lo, Wang Yidan -- Al-Nasir Muhammad and the formation of the Qalawunid State / Willem Flinterman, Jo Van Steenbergen -- Art and literature in Timurid Herat, 1469-1506: the life and times of Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi / David J. Roxburgh -- Reimagining the "Idol Temple of Hindustan": textual and visual translation of Sanskrit texts in Mughal India / Qamar Adamjee, Audrey Truschke -- Man, mode, and myth: Muhammad Zaman ibn Haji Yusuf / Amy S. Landau -- Armed and splendorous: the jeweled gun of Sultan Mahmud I / Bora Keskiner, Unver R?stem, Tim Stanley. Extremely mild rubbing to corners, very bright pages in tight binding, medium-sized tear to DJ rear-top edge, very gentle rubbing to DJ edges, else Near Fine(+) in Very Good DJ. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated).

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. navy cloth boards w/ gilt lettering. 259 pgs w/ color illustrations. Remains a nice, bright and sharp copy. "Pearls on a String presents the arts of historical Islamic cultures by focusing on specific people and relationships among cultural tastemakers, especially painters, calligraphers, poets, and their patrons. Through a series of chapters, the book spotlights certain historical moments from across the Islamic world. Each chapter pivots around patrons and their social networks. These independent sections allow different voices and perspectives to emerge, enabling the reader to see that Islamic societies are not monolithic but made up of a tapestry of individuals with distinct and varying views. Pearls on a String pays particular attention to individuals from different sectors of society, giving voice to anonymous artists and translators, merchants, and women of the harem. Islamic historical sources reinforce the book's themes of writing in Islamic societies, artistic patronage, biographical traditions, and human"--Publisher/WorldCat. VG/VG (soft bumping to spine ends; light wear to cloth. dustjacket has instances of rubbed edge-wear; curling to edges; tear to back spine edge).

Condition: New. pp. 144.

Condition: New. pp. 144 Reprint edition NO-PA16APR2015-KAP.

Condition: New. pp. 144.

Condition: Fine / Fine. A nice copy. 1st Edition. xi, [1], 259, [1] pp. Profusely illustrated, mostly in color. 11-1/4" x 9-3/4" Blue cloth binding with gilt stamped lettering. Color pictorial map eps. Full color pictorial dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 256 pages. 11.50x10.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann is Frederick Marquand Professor of Art and Archaeology at Princeton University. Michael North is Professor and Chair of Modern History at the Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald, Germany.While the socio-eco.

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