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13 produkter
Artists making books
poetry to politics
Häftad, 2023
256 kr
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A collection of outstanding and fascinating artists’ books revealing the inspirations and concerns of a group of remarkable contemporary artists. ‘More than a simple reflection of the British Museum’s artist-book holdings, this is an important index of artists’ responses to the issues and …
Archiving Gaza in the Present
Memory, Culture and Erasure
Av Dina Matar, Dina Matar m. fl.
Häftad, 2025
308 kr
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Conflict does more than destroy physical spaces. It extinguishes lives, erases histories and disrupts the collective memory of entire communities. In Gaza, where genocide has wrought catastrophic loss, the destruction of heritage adds another dimension of devastation. Yet amid the rubble, acts of …
Studies on Arabia in Honour of G. Rex Smith
Av John F. Healey, Venetia Porter m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
578 kr
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This collection of essays was put together to honour a lifetime's academic achievement by Professor G. Rex Smith, arabist, historian and scholar of the medieval history of the Yemen. Written by his friends, colleagues and former students, these essays reflect his wide ranging interests in the …
Farjam Collection of Islamic and Middle Eastern Art
Av Venetia Porter, Sheila R. Canby m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
4138 kr
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Introduces a previously unpublished major collection of Islamic, Modern, and Contemporary Middle Eastern art, notable for its exceptional range and breadth from earliest times to the present The Farjam Collection of Islamic, and Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern art, comprising over 5,000 …
Masterpieces of Modern and Contemporary Art from the Farjam Collection
Av Venetia Porter, Linda Komaroff m. fl.
Inbunden, 2024
2302 kr
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A showcase of 500 highlights of the Farjam Collection, featuring painting, works on paper, photography, sculpture, installations, and videos The Farjam Collection of Islamic, and Modern and Contemporary Middle Eastern art, comprising over 5,000 artworks owned by Dr Farhad Farjam, is a major …
Islamic World
A History in Objects
Av Ladan Akbarnia, Venetia Porter m. fl.
Inbunden, 2018
357 kr
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This illustrated introduction offers a fresh approach to the history of the Islamic world from its origins to the present day. Told in six chapters, arranged both chronologically and thematically, and richly enhanced with outstanding images, it provides an illuminating insight into the material …
Reflections
contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa
Av Venetia Porter, Charles Tripp m. fl.
Häftad, 2020
256 kr
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"Reflections-contemporary art of the Middle East and North Africa is a book that transcends ones expectations and the norms of publishing while keeping categoric faithfulness to accuracy as well as educational aptitude." – Selections Arts Magazine“Reflections is an ambitious, wide-ranging tome…[the …
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The Afkhami Collection of Modern and Contemporary Iranian Art
Av Sussan Babaie, Venetia Porter m. fl.
Inbunden, 2017
951 kr
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The first and only book on one of the finest private collections of contemporary Iranian artThis sumptuous volume features almost 250 contemporary artworks and a selection of medieval and early modern Islamic art - the heralded collection of Mohammed Afkhami, a prominent player at the cultural and …
Metalwork and Material Culture in the Islamic World
Art, Craft and Text
Av Venetia Porter, Mariam Rosser-Owen
E-bok, 2012
1445 kr
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The material and visual culture of the Islamic World casts vast arcs through space and time, and encompasses a huge range of artefacts and monuments from the minute to the grandiose, from ceramic pots to the great mosques. Here, Venetia Porter and Mariam Rosser-Owen assemble leading experts in the …
Metalwork and Material Culture in the Islamic World
Art, Craft and Text
Av Venetia Porter, Mariam Rosser-Owen
E-bok, 2012
1445 kr
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The material and visual culture of the Islamic World casts vast arcs through space and time, and encompasses a huge range of artefacts and monuments from the minute to the grandiose, from ceramic pots to the great mosques. Here, Venetia Porter and Mariam Rosser-Owen assemble leading experts in the …
From Morocco to the Coast of England
The Story of the Dom van Keulen and its Remarkable Cargo
Av Venetia Porter, Dave Parham
Häftad, 2026
443 kr
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In 1995, remarkable contents of a 17th-century shipwreck began to be discovered by divers of the South West Maritime Archaeological Group off Salcombe Bay. The finds consist of over 400 gold coins of the Sa‘dian Sharifs of Morocco in addition to ingots, jewellery as well as other items including …
Nja Mahdaoui
Jafr. The Alchemy of Signs
Av Venetia Porter, Charbel Dagher m. fl.
Inbunden, 2015
557 kr
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Nja Mahdaoui is a visual artist who considers himself “an explorer of signs” and has been described as a “choreographer of letters”. His work inspired by Arabic calligraphy is remarkably innovative as the aesthetic dimension of letters brings forth a strong sense of the poetic. These works arrest …
