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Book Review
Museum of Islamic Art: The Collection
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 434
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Luber, Diana (Luber, Diana)
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Museum of Islamic Art: The Collection Edited by Julia Gonnella. 592 pp. incl. 350 col. ills. (Thames and Hudson London, 2022), £70. ISBN 978–0–500–48084–7. | :
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Non-western art unattributed:
9. Fountain head (Doha hind). Madinat al- Zahra’, c.940–1010. Cast and incised copper alloy, 48.2 by 41.9 x 12 cm. including base. (Museum of Islamic Art, Doha).
Book Review
Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages: Exploring a Connected World
11/2023 | 1448 | 165
Pages: 1253-1254
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Nickson, Tom (Nickson, Tom)
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Art and Architecture of the Middle Ages: Exploring a Connected World By Jill Caskey, Adam S. Cohen and Linda Safran. 400 pp. incl. 426 col. ills. (Cornell University Press, Ithaca, 2023), $189.95 (HB). ISBN 978–1–5017–6610–7. $69.95 (PB). ISBN 978–1–5017–0282–2. | :
Book Review
Articulating the H. ijāba: Cultural Patronage and Political Legitimacy in al-Andalus: The ʿAmirid Regency c.970–1010 AD
05/2023 | 1442 | 165
Pages: 565-566
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Walker, Rose (Walker, Rose)
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Articulating the H. ijāba: Cultural Patronage and Political Legitimacy in al-Andalus: The ʿAmirid Regency c.970–1010 AD By Mariam Rosser-Owen. 478 pp. incl. 180 col. + b. & w. ills (Leiden and Boston, Brill, 2022), £153, €179. ISBN 978–9004–46913–6. | :
Exhibition Review
Islamic Arts Biennale
05/2023 | 1442 | 165
Pages: 562-563
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Rosser-Owen, Mariam (Rosser-Owen, Mariam)
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Islamic Arts Biennale Western Hajj Terminal, King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah | :
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22. Western Hajj Terminal, King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, constructed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, 1981. (Courtesy Diriyah Biennale Foundation).
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23. Installation view of the Islamic Arts Biennale, 2023, showing Amongst Men, by Haroon Gunn- Salie. 2014/23. (Courtesy Diriyah Biennale Foundation).
Exhibition Review
Spain and the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum and Library
04/2023 | 1441 | 165
Pages: 442-445
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Ellis, Morlin (Ellis, Morlin)
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Spain and the Hispanic World: Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum and Library Royal Academy of Arts, London 21st January–10th April | :
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10. Girls of Burriana (Falleras), by Hermenegildo Anglada Camarasa. 1910– 11. Oil on canvas, 166 by 208 cm. (Hispanic Society of America, New York; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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8. Alhambra silk. Nasrid, Granada, c.1400. 237.5 by 152.3 cm. (Hispanic Society of America, New York; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
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9. The Duchess of Alba, by Francisco de Goya. 1797. Oil on canvas, 210.3 by 149.3 cm. (Hispanic Society of America, New York; exh. Royal Academy of Arts, London).
Book Review
Metalwork from the Arab World and the Mediterranean (The al-Sabah Collection / Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah)
10/2022 | 1435 | 164
Pages: 1033-1036
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Ward, Rachel (Ward, Rachel)
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Metalwork from the Arab World and the Mediterranean (The al-Sabah Collection / Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah) By Doris Behrens-Abouseif. 340 pp. incl. 350 col. ills. (Thames and Hudson, London and New York, 2021), £50. ISBN 978–0–500–97111–6. | :
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2. Jug. Baalbek, Syria, 739–40. Copper alloy (cast), inlaid with silver and copper, height 33.5 cm. (al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait).
Book Review
Seeking Transparency: Rock Crystals Across the Medieval Mediterranean
10/2021 | 1423 | 163
Pages: 967-968
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Milner, Lesley (Milner, Lesley)
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Seeking Transparency: Rock Crystals Across the Medieval Mediterranean Edited by Cynthia Hahn and Avinoam Shalem. 334 pp. incl. 56 col. + 140 b. & w. ills. (Gebr. Mann Verlag, Berlin, 2020), £60. ISBN 978–3–7861–2843–4. | :
Exhibition Review
Fighting, Hunting, Impressing: Arms and Armour from the Islamic World 1500–1850
10/2021 | 1423 | 163
Pages: 946-947
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Bijl, Arthur (Bijl, Arthur)
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Fighting, Hunting, Impressing: Arms and Armour from the Islamic World 1500–1850 By Kjeld von Folsach, Joachim Meyer and Peter Wandel. 296 pp. incl. 237 col. + 12 b. & w. ills. (Strandberg Publishing, Copenhagen, 2021), £50. ISBN 978–87– 92596–10–9. | :
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15. Dagger (katar) with scabbard. Indian, the Deccan, Hyderabad(?), 18th–19th century. Steel, wood, gold, rubies, diamonds, emeralds and textile, total length 35.9 cm., dagger length 33.8 cm. (David Collection, Copenhagen; photograph Pernille Klemp).
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16. Powder horn. India, Kota, 19th century. Horn, ivory, lead or pewter, iron, black lacquer and leather, height 14 cm. (David Collection, Copenhagen; photograph Pernille Klemp).
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17. Standard (alam). India, the Deccan, 18th century. Bronze, gold, silver, copper and black substance, height 45.5 cm. (David Collection, Copenhagen; photograph Pernille Klemp).
Exhibition Review
Inspired by the East: How the Islamic World Influenced Western Art. British Museum, London
12/2019 | 1401 | 161
Pages: 1051-1053
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Weeks, Emily M. (Weeks, Emily M.)
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21. Basin, by Theodore Deck. 1860–80. Glazed ceramic, diameter 41.5 cm. (Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur; exh. British Museum, London).
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22. Rabat (The red gate), by Edwin Lord Weeks. 1879. Oil on canvas, 72.5 by 99.2 cm. (Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur; exh. British Museum, London).
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23. Alhambra model, by Diego Fernández Castro. Late nineteenth century. Wood, enamel, plaster, bone inlay and alabaster, 185 by 77 by 45 cm. (Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur; exh. British Museum, London).
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Intertwined birds: Islamic artistic presence in Korean ceramics in the Goryeo period
10/2019 | 1399 | 161
Pages: 811-819
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Han, In-Sung Kim (Han, In-Sung Kim)
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6. Ivory casket, by Muhammad ibn Zayyan. Cuenca, 1026. Elephant ivory, height 19cm. (Museo de Burgos, Burgos).
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1. Pillow. Korea (Goryeo), thirteenth century. Stoneware with celadon glaze, 9.1 by 21.5cm. (Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka).
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10. Dish. Egypt, Fatimid, 10th century, with modern restorations. Earthenware. diameter 13.6cm. (Benaki Museum, Athens).
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12. Court lady’s pouch. Korea (Joseon), nineteenth century. Silk with gold thread, 11 by 12 cm. (National Palace Museum of Korea, Seoul).
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2. Lidded container (‘hap’). Korea (Goryeo), thirteenth century. Stoneware with celadon glaze, 3.1.cm. by 6.8 cm. (Horim Museum, Seoul).
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5. Sword hilt. Korea (Silla), fifth or sixth century AD. Gold and iron, length 13.8cm. (Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul).
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7. Phial. East Iran, late twelfth century. Brass, inlaid with silver, height 12.8 cm. (Idemitsu Museum of Art, Tokyo).
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8. Mural decoration depicting a pair of peafowl with intertwined necks in the eastern Kharraqan tomb tower, near Qazvin, Iran. Seljuk period, 1067–68. From D. Stronach and T.C. Young Jr.: ‘Three octagonal Seljoq tomb towers from Iran’, Iran 4 (1966), pp.1–20, plate XVe.
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9. Detail of an oliphant, showing intertwined birds. Sicily or Italy, eleventh–twelfth century. Elephant ivory, length 69 cm. (National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh).
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Opposite 11. Cup. Ilkhanate, early fourteenth century. Silver with inlaid gilding, 3.3 by 15.2 cm. (David Collection, Copenhagen).
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Opposite 3. Bowl decorated with cranes and clouds. Korea (Goryeo), thirteenth century. Stoneware, inlaid in brown and white slip and celadon glazed, 6.5 cm by 19.5 cm. (Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge; Bridgeman Images).
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Opposite 4. Bowl or saucer. Korea (Goryeo), 1250–1300. Stoneware with celadon glaze and gilding, 5.6 by 22.3 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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