Heaven on earth: art from Islamic lands: works from the State Hermitage Museum and the Khalili Collection / edited by M.B. Piotrovsky and J.M. Rogers
2004, 1st edition. Munich; New York: Prestel. 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 #319535
ISBN: 3791360132
Physical description: 192 pages: illustrations (some color), 1 folded color map; 29 cm. Notes: "Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House, Courtauld Institute of Art." "This publication accompanies ... an exhibition held in the Hermitage Rooms at Somerset House, London, 25 March-22 August 2004"--Page 6. Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-189) and index. Contents: Map of places, find spots and archaeological sites 10 -- Islamic Art: an Introduction / M.B. Piotrovsky 17 -- 'God's Shadow on Earth': Imperial and Religious Islamic Art / J.M. Rogers 31 -- Islamic Art in the State Hermitage Museum / A.A. Ivanov 43. Subjects: Khalili, Nasser D. Art collections; Exhibitions. Khalili, Nasser D. Khalili, Nasser D. Art collections; Catalogs. Khalili, Nasser D. Art Collection. Gosudarstvennyi i E Ermitazh (Russia); Exhibitions. Arts Arab countries; Exhibitions. Art, Islamic; Catalogs. Islamic art. Art, Islamic; Exhibitions. Islamic art; Catalogs. Arts, Islamic; Exhibitions. Islamic art and symbolism; Exhibitions. Art Collections - Public - Russia - St Petersburg. Genre: Bibliography. Catalogue. Exhibition catalogs. Illustrated.
Price: €21.00