A jeweler's eye : Islamic arts of the book from the Vever Collection / Glenn D. Lowry ; with Susan Nemazee
1988, First Edition. Washington, D.C. : Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, in association with University of Washington Press, Seattle and London. Near fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; edges very slightly dust-dulled and toned. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #340360
ISBN: 0295966777
Physical description; 240 p. : ill. (some col.), facsims., map, ports. ; 31 cm. Notes; The Vever collection was bought by the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery from a private American owner in the 1980s. Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Vever, Henri (1854-1942) Art collections ; Catalogs. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) ; Catalogs. Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts ; Catalogs. Islamic calligraphy ; Catalogs. Islamic miniature painting ; Catalogs. Islamic bookbinding ; Catalogs. Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts Private collections Washington (D.C.) ; Catalogs. Islamic bookbinding. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution). Islamic calligraphy. Illumination of books and manuscripts - Private collections - Washington (D.C.). Islamic miniature painting. Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts. Vever, Henri, (1854-1942) - Art collections. Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts ; Catalogs. Islamic calligraphy ; Catalogs. Islamic miniature painting ; Catalogs. Islamic bookbinding ; Catalogs. Illumination of books and manuscripts Private collections Washington (D.C.) ; Catalogs. Islamic calligraphy. Islamic miniature painting. Islamic bookbinding. Illumination of books and manuscripts Private collections Washington (D.C.). Illumination of books and manuscripts Islamic. Bookbinding Islamic. Calligraphy, Islamic. Miniature painting, Islamic. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Islamic Catalogs. Islamic calligraphy ; Catalogs. Miniature painting, Islamic Catalogs. Bookbinding, Islamic Catalogs. Illumination of books and manuscripts Private collections Washington (D.C.) Catalogs. Miniature painting, Islamic Exhibitions. Calligraphy, Islamic Catalogs. Art Private collections. Illumination of books and manuscripts Private collections. Islamic bookbinding. Islamic calligraphy. Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts. Islamic miniature painting. Washington (D.C.). Bookbinding Islamic. Illuminated manuscripts Oriental Islamic. Illuminated manuscripts Oriental Private collections. Illuminated manuscripts Oriental Public collections. Illuminated manuscripts Private collections U.S.A. Illuminated manuscripts Public collections U.S.A. Lettering and penmanship Oriental. Painting Styles and periods Islamic. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.
Price: €14.95