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English edition
Mar
2012
416 pp.
flexibound
12.5X22 cm
$29.95
LE 200.00
ISBN
978 977 416 338 8
For sale worldwide
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The Illustrated Guide to the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo
With contributions by Mohamed Abbas and Iman Abdulfattah
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Bernard O’Kane
With contributions by
Mohamed Abbas
Iman Abdulfattah
A full-color guide to one of Egypt’s leading museums
Cairo’s Museum of Islamic Art houses one of the richest collections of artifacts from all periods of Islamic history and all parts of the Islamic world. Structured as a guide, but fully illustrated with superb color photographs, this book suggests a simple but comprehensive itinerary through one of Egypt’s most fascinating museums. Taking readers through the various exhibits, this useful guidebook explains and illuminates the esthetic and historic importance of the museum’s main works on display, including metalwork, textiles, woodwork, glass, carved stone and ivory, and the art of the book. Written by one of the leading authorities on Islamic art and architecture, and lavishly illustrated throughout with specially commissioned color photographs, this is the definitive guide to Egypt’s great collections of Islamic art.
Bernard O’Kane is professor of Islamic art and architecture at the American University in Cairo. He is the editor of Treasures of Islamic Art (AUC Press, 2006) and Creswell Photographs Re-examined (AUC Press, 2009).
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