Search Results: Art-Indian, Persian, Islamic, Turkish from Ultramarine Books

The Brooklyn Museum, 1987. 272 pages; 203 b&w, 5 color illustrations. A broad collection, including ancient Andean and North American Indian, Ancient Egyptian, Ancient Iranian, Indian and Southeast Asian, Islamic Art.. Fifth Printing. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Fine. 4to. Exhibition Catalogue.

London: Paul Hamlyn, 1969. 191 pages. Of the series, Great Buildings of the World. Palaces and sacred buildings of India's Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Muslims.. Very Good/Very Good. Square 8vo.

New York: Oxford University Press, 1975. 288 pages; 248 plates, 55 in color. Said to be the best on the subject. Maps, Table of Dates, Bibliography, Clean throughout; tight binding.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good. 8vo.

New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1986. 56 pages; 80 items illustrated in color photographs.Early glass: 7th - 10th century; Early Medieval glass 11th - mid-13th century; Late Medieval glass mid-13th - 15th century; Late glass 16th-19th century The MMA Bulletin Fall 1986. Clean and tight; front cover a bit rubbed.. Pictorial Wrapper (softcover). Very Good.. 4to. Art periodical.

New York: Thames & Hudson Thames and Hudson, 2008. 206 pages; numerous color illustrations. The destruction by arson of the Minbar in 1969; the collaboration to reconstruct the work, which embodied the most spledid Islamic artisanship and craftsmanship of the 12th ecentury. The book also offers historican context of Islamic beginnings, Islamic leaders, such as Nur al-Din and Saladin, Islamic sacred art, and more. Clean and bright throughout; tight binding.. First Edition. Black embossed cloth. Fine/Fine. 11" x 9.5".

Stuttgart: ARNOLDSCHE Art Publishers with Ethnographic Museum of the University of Zurich, 2012. 192 pages; profusely illustrated in color. The Indian tradition of picture storytelling through scroll painting. A performer will narrate as she/he unrolls the scroll to reveal appropriate scenes. A beautifully produced book. Clean throughout; tight binding.. First Edition. Pictorial Paper-Covered Boards. Fine/No Jacket as Issued. 12 1/2" x 8 1/2".

San Francisco: Asian Art Museum, Chong-Moon Lee Center, 2008. 128 pages; numerous color illustrations. Persian ceramics from the seventh through the nineteenth centuries. Most shown are from the Avery Brundage Collection. Brundage was the museum's founding donor. Clean throughout; tight binding.. First Printing. Pictorial Wrappers (softcover). Fine. 10" x 9 1/2".

New York: The Vendome Press, 1997. 191 pages; color illustrated throughout. The author has written about Istanbul, Turkey and the Turkish community in Venice and the Venetian community in Constantinople. This is a comprehensive description of the Turkish harem with documented text illustrated with photographs and artwork.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

New York: Newsweek, 1972. 172 pages; numerous illustrations in color and b&w. The Taj Mahal in history and in literature; chronology to Indian history; guide to Mogul monuments; bibliography.. Faux leather. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.

New York: The Haji Baba Club, 2008. 308 pages; 107 color plates; numerous color text illustrations; blue silk boards with impressed orange titles.. The book accompanied the Haji Baba Club's 75th Anniversary Exhibition at the New York Historical Society. The history of the club and "Rugs in the City"; production of textiles and rugs in parts of the world; uses; collecting. A lavishly beautiful catalogue, as new.. First Edition. Blue silk boards . Fine/Fine. Large 4to.

Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle, 1960. 34 pages; 12 full-page tipped-in color plates with complete descriptive entries on the opposite page; 12 b&w illustrations.; selected bibliography. Repaired tear to the bottom edge of the jacket's front panel. Price clipped.. First Edition. Card boards. Very Good/Very Good. Slim 4to.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1966. 176 pages; 200 illustrations, 105 color; endpaper maps. The author was Curator, Islamic Department, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. From the series, Landmarks of the World's Art.. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 4to.