The Nasser D. Khalili Collection contains the largest and most important holdings of Islamic lacquer in the world. The production of Islamic lacquerware, in which papier-mache and wooden penboxes, bookbindings, mirror cases, and other objects were decorated in a technique of painting and varnishing, flourished in Iran, India, and Turkey in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. The Collection covers every aspect of this geographical, historical, and typological range and contains examples of the work of virtually every ...
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The Nasser D. Khalili Collection contains the largest and most important holdings of Islamic lacquer in the world. The production of Islamic lacquerware, in which papier-mache and wooden penboxes, bookbindings, mirror cases, and other objects were decorated in a technique of painting and varnishing, flourished in Iran, India, and Turkey in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries. The Collection covers every aspect of this geographical, historical, and typological range and contains examples of the work of virtually every known lacquer artist. Relatively little work on Islamic lacquer has been published, and, as well as illustrating all 450 objects in color, this two-part catalogue will provide a major new study of the subject by two leading authorities in the field, one of them being Dr Khalili himself. Together the two books will form one of the 26 volumes in a lavishly produced series which will introduce the entire Collection to a wider public.
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Add this copy of Lacquer of the Islamic Lands (the Nasser D. Khalili to cart. $236.25, like new condition, Sold by Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Marietta, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Nour Foundation in Association with Azimuth Editions and Oxford Univ. Press.
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As New in similar slipcase. Dark blue cloth with glossy color illustrated dustjacket, the whole contained in a sturdy cloth slipcase. 271 pp., 274 full-color sumptuous plates, followed by a representation of artists signatures provided in small bw photographs. An awesome and vital reference to Islamic Lacquer. A delight to hold and peruse, this book is sure to bring glee and contentedness to those who hold it! Best to own this with Part 1, sold by itself. Between the two volumes, 490 items are illustrated in color and annotated.
Add this copy of Lacquer of the Islamic Lands. Part One (the Nasser D. to cart. $688.17, very good condition, Sold by Books From California rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Simi Valley, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Kha.
