Islamic Art - a Selection of Recent Titles

Hillenbrand, Robert: Studies in the Islamic Arts of the Book. London: 2012. 556 pages, with 256 illustrations. Hardback.

A collection of articles on Persian book painting between the 14th and early 16th centuries. Essays cover the aesthetic relationship between painting, calligraphy and luxury ceramics, Islamic bookbinding and the various ways the Shahnama (The Book of Kings) has been interpreted.£ 150.00

Mcwilliam, Mary (ed.): In Harmony: The Norma Jean Calderwood Collection of Islamic Art.  Cambridge Mass.: 2013. 304 pages, with 309 colour illustrations. Hardback. 32.5 x 24cms.

Embraces Persian ceramics, album painting and calligraphy including illustrations of the Shahnama (Book of Kings). Also with 9 essays discussing topics such as figuration in Iranian ceramics and the calligraphic line in Safavid drawings.£ 55.00

Spallanzani, Marco: Vetri islamici a Firenze nel primo Rinascimento. Genoa: 2012. 106pages, with 30 colour illustrations. Cloth, 21 x 31cms.

A catalogue of Islamic glass from Renaissance Florence, documenting fourteen pieces compiled from private and public collections around the world. Includes a discussion of written and visual sources, the functions and patrons of the works, and an appendix on mediaeval gilded glass.  Text in Italian.£ 60.00

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