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Librería: Open Books, Chicago, IL, Estados Unidos de America
hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Light edge wear. Open Books is a nonprofit social venture that provides literacy experiences for thousands of readers each year through inspiring programs and creative capitalization of books. Nº de ref. del artículo: mon0000727442
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Librería: HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!. Nº de ref. del artículo: S_402820673
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Librería: Joseph Burridge Books, Dagenham, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 2 volumes (244, 288 pages) : colour illustrations ; 33 cm. owner's plate. 1 cm repaired tear to DJ of volume 1. Contents: Vol. 1. The horse in the art of the Near East v. 2. Catalogue Notes: Published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the King Abdulaziz Public Library, 1996. Nº de ref. del artículo: 23jbew414
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Librería: Kutub Ltd, Oxfordshire, WITNE, Reino Unido
Soft cover. Condición: As New. Second Edition. Volume I: The Horse in the Art of the Near East 244 pp. profusely illustrated in colour & b/w illustrations, biblio./ Volume II: 288 pp profusely illustrated in colour & b/w illustrations; biblio. Index; publisher's original wrappers; Set in Mint Condition. New. An illustrated and well documented studies on the horse in general, the Arab horse and its relation to Arab history in particular. The work depict illustrations of the earliest representations of horses and chariots from the ancient city of Ur in Mesopotamia. Other earliest pieces include texts on horse care from the Hittite and Assyrian period; together with sculptures and representations of chariots from dynastic Egypt, bronzes from Luristan. Horses saddles dating from 500 B. C. are also discussed, together with samples from the Byzantine period, Central Asia, Benin and pre-islamic Arabia. A large section of the work discusses the theme of horsemanship in Islamic culture, and how Muslim artists depict horses in their illustrated manuscripts. Many objects from museums across the world are illustrated in this extensive work. Seller Inventory #h14924. Nº de ref. del artículo: 4922
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Librería: FOLIOS LIMITED, Oxford, Reino Unido
Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. Second Edition. Volume I: The Horse in the Art of the Near East: 244 pp. / Volume II: Catalogue, 288 pp ; colour frontispiece, profusely illustrated in colour illus. biblio, back cover of volume 2 creased, otherwise set in mint condition. An illustrated and well documented study on the horse in general, and Arab horse and its relation to Arab history in particular. It starts with some of the earliest representations of horses and chariots from he ancient city of Ur in Mesopotamia. Other early pieces include cuneiform texts on horse care from the Hittite and Assyrians period; sculpture and representations of chariots from Dynastic Egypt; the bronze bits and horse trappings from Urartu and Luristan. As well as the earliest surviving saddle and horse trappings dating to 500 B.C. from the frozen Schythian graves at Pazyryk and a head of one of the sculptured horses from the Temple of Zeus at Perganum. Other magnificent pieces include a Byzantine ivory representing a chariot race in the hippodrome at Constantinople; a silver 'hunting' plate probably made for a Sasanian ruler in Iran; horse models and sculptures from various Central Asian cites; equestrian models, including several Benin bronzes from Africa; an alabaster stele showing a horse and camel from south Arabia, as well as recently excavated finds from other pre-Islamic sites in Saudi Arabia and Sharjah. Many of the objects are from the Islamic period. These are intended not only to illustrate themes of horsemanship, but also to show some of the great masterpieces of Islamic art. Among the highlights are the great Mamluk tisht, basin, and the huqqa, pyxis, made for al-Mughira ibn Abd al-Rahman in 357/968 from the Musee de Louvre; a celestial globe dated 622/1225-26 from the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples; the Padshah-nama from the Royal Library at Windsor; the Kitab al-Aghani of 610/1219 from the Royal Library in Copenhagen; a ceramic dish showing a polo player and dated 60/1207 from the Victoria and Albert Museum; several 14th and 15th century Album paintings from the Staatsbibliothek in Berlin, a number of finely crafted and decorated saddles and horse trappins from the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna; and a large number of magnificent objects and manuscripts from the British Museum and the British Library. # 9618. Nº de ref. del artículo: 010347
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Librería: FOLIOS LIMITED, Oxford, Reino Unido
Hardcover. Condición: As New. Second Edition. Volume I: The Horse in the Art of the Near East: 244 pp. / Volume II: Catalogue, 288 pp ; colour frontispiece, profusely illustrated in colour throughout. biblio, pictorial boards. An illustrated and well documented study on the horse in general, and Arab horse and its relation to Arab history in particular. It starts with some of the earliest representations of horses and chariots from he ancient city of Ur in Mesopotamia. Other early pieces include cuneiform texts on horse care from the Hittite and Assyrians period; sculpture and representations of chariots from Dynastic Egypt; the bronze bits and horse trappings from Urartu and Luristan. As well as the earliest surviving saddle and horse trappings dating to 500 B.C. from the frozen Schythian graves at Pazyryk and a head of one of the sculptured horses from the Temple of Zeus at Perganum. Other magnificent pieces include a Byzantine ivory representing a chariot race in the hippodrome at Constantinople; a silver 'hunting' plate probably made for a Sasanian ruler in Iran; horse models and sculptures from various Central Asian cites; equestrian models, including several Benin bronzes from Africa; an alabaster stele showing a horse and camel from south Arabia, as well as recently excavated finds from other pre-Islamic sites in Saudi Arabia and Sharjah. Many of the objects are from the Islamic period. These are intended not only to illustrate themes of horsemanship, but also to show some of the great masterpieces of Islamic art. Among the highlights are the great Mamluk tisht, basin, and the huqqa, pyxis, made for al-Mughira ibn Abd al-Rahman in 357/968 from the Musee de Louvre; a celestial globe dated 622/1225-26 from the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples; the Padshah-nama from the Royal Library at Windsor; the Kitab al-Aghani of 610/1219 from the Royal Library in Copenhagen; a ceramic dish showing a polo player and dated 60/1207 from the Victoria and Albert Museum; several 14th and 15th century Album paintings from the Staatsbibliothek in Berlin, a number of finely crafted and decorated saddles and horse trappins from the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna; and a large number of magnificent objects and manuscripts from the British Museum and the British Library. Set in mint condition. new. # 30812. Nº de ref. del artículo: 010348
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