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A RIVAL TO CHINA
VOLUME X: Later Islamic pottery
Volume X is the second of two volumes devoted to the ceramics in the Collection. It presents nearly 400 works produced after the Mongol conquests, dating from the 13th to the 19th centuries and originating from lands both within and beyond the Islamic world. The volume is divided into two parts. ViewBook
Acquisitions and Provenance of Islamic Art between 1933 and 1945 (Erwerbungen und Provenienzen Islamischer Kunst zwischen 1933 und 1945)
How can we reconstruct the histories of Islamic art objects acquired in Germany between 1933 and 1945? What can provenance research reveal about the people, institutions and networks behind these collections? A…
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The Forgotten Qur'ans of the Eastern Islamic World
Manuscripts of the Ghaznavid and Ghurid Dynasties, 11th-12th Centuries CE
The first in-depth examination of the earliest corpus of Qur’ans copied at the beginning of a transformative phase in the history of Qur’an production, at the eastern frontiers of the Islamic world.
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Letters in Silk Pouches
Diplomatic Correspondence from the Safavid Court in the Swedish National Archives
Letters in silk pouches were sent from Persia to Sweden in the 17th century as part of diplomatic and commercial contacts. In the book "Letters in Silk Pouches. Diplomatic Correspondence from the Safavid Court in the Swedish National Archives", authors Stanisław Adam Jaśkowski and Anna Jolly analyse the letters and silk pouches in their historical context. ViewBook
The Pilgrim’s Companion: The Khalili Anis al-Hujjaj
A ground-breaking new translation and comprehensive analysis of the Anis al-Hujjaj (The Pilgrim’s Companion)
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Hodeida the Coastal Tehama (Yemen), edited by Maria-Vittoria Fontana
These three volumes are devoted to the Yemeni city of Hodeida, the main subject of two targeted survey campaignscarried out in 1997 and 1999 by the Mission of the (then) Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli (IUO Mission to
Hodeida) under the direction of Maria-Vittoria Fontana; it also covered two other port cities on the Yemeni Tehama
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New Research Archives on Islamic Architecture in India at the University of Vienna
The Donations from Ebba Koch and Klaus Rötzer
Thanks to these two donations, the University of Vienna now holds one of the largest image and research archives on Islamic art and architecture in India outside the subcontinent. These exceptional materials will be systematically digitized, cataloged, and contextualized before being made accessible to the global research community. ViewBook
Taming Wilderness
The Mughal Hunt and Cultural Landscapes of the Shikārgāh
The Mughal hunt may be understood as an interaction with the wilderness and conservation that comprehends empire building, the promotion of welfare and agricultural causes, scientific pursuits and engendering spiritual connections with nature. Visit site ViewBook
Islamic and Islamicate Architecture in the Americas
Transregional Dialogues and Manifestations
The volume explores the often-overlooked presence and evolution of Islamic architectural traditions throughout the Americas, from examples in colonial Peru, to contemporary sites sponsored by Muslim diaspora communities in Canada and Chile. Visit site View
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Kinet Höyük 7: The Medieval Period
edited by Scott Redford
This book presents the final report on Medieval period excavations at Kinet Höyük in Hatay province, southern Turkey. The region was contested between the Crusader Principality of Antioch, the Knights…
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Gifts in the Age of Empire: Ottoman-Safavid Cultural Exchange, 1500–1639
By Sinem Arcak Casale
The book explores the Safavid and Ottoman empires through the lens of gifts. Visit site View
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The Brush of Insight Artists and Agency at the Mughal Court (University of Washington Press, 2023)
by Yael Rice
Over the course of the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, Mughal court painters evolved from illustrators of manuscripts and albums to active mediators of imperial visionary experience, cultivating…
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