Yilmaz Tercan (4 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. YILMAZ, TERCAN Al-Ka'ba al-mušarrafa dirasa at'ariya li-magmu'at aqfaliha wa-mafati'iha al-mahfuza fi mathaf Tubqabi bi-Istanbul. [= The Locks and Keys Collection of Holy Kaba]. Edited by Ahmed Mohammed Issa. Introduction by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. Istanbul: IRCICA, 1993. Large 8vo., [6], 129 p., color and b/w ills. In Arabic. Paperback. Very good ISBN: CATALOG: Turkish & Islamic arts KEYWORDS: Mecca Topkapi Palace Islam This book describes the collection of 55 locks and keys of the Holy Ka'ba preserved at Topkapi Museum in Istanbul. The book consists of two parts. The first part gives information on the history of the collection, the shape and the mechanism of the locks and keys, the materials used in manufacturing, the manufacturer, if known, the motifs and inscriptions carved on the locks. The second part describes each of the locks and keys, in chronological order according to the Abbasid, Mamluk, and Ottoman periods. …

Soft cover. Condition: New. YILMAZ, TERCAN Al-Ka'ba al-mušarrafa dirasa at'ariya li-magmu'at aqfaliha wa-mafati'iha al-mahfuza fi mathaf Tubqabi bi-Istanbul. [= The Locks and Keys Collection of Holy Kaba]. Edited by Ahmed Mohammed Issa. Introduction by Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu. Istanbul: IRCICA, 1993. Large 8vo., [6], 129 p., color and b/w ills. In Arabic. Paperback. New ISBN: CATALOG: Turkish & Islamic arts KEYWORDS: Holy Kaba'h Mecca Topkapi Palace Islamic art Islamic culture This book describes the collection of 55 locks and keys of the Holy Ka'ba preserved at Topkapi Museum in Istanbul. The book consists of two parts. The first part gives information on the history of the collection, the shape and the mechanism of the locks and keys, the materials used in manufacturing, the manufacturer, if known, the motifs and inscriptions carved on the locks. The second part describes each of the locks and keys, in chronological order according to the Abbasid, Mamluk, and Ottoman periods. …

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 28 by 21.5cm., (6) 129 pp. (Arabic), colour and b/w illustrations. This book describes the collection of 55 locks and keys of the Holy Ka'ba preserved at Topkapi Museum in Istanbul. The book consists of two parts. The first part gives information on the history of the collection, the shape and the mechanism of the locks and keys, the materials used in manufacturing, the manufacturer, if known, the motifs and inscriptions carved on the locks. The second part describes each of the locks and keys, in chronological order according to the Abbasid, Mamluk, and Ottoman periods.…

Condition: New. Editors: Translator: 267 pages.