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Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 84 pages. Bulletin No. 14 of The New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University. This is a pocket manual for the woodsman - containing surveyor tables, scaler tables, Volume and othe tables to aid the forester. No text - just the tables. Unmarked, tight and clean.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. 2021 Edinburgh University Press hardcover edition. Light reading wear else very good condition. Contents: 1. Old Mosques: Destroyed, Lost and Transformed in Twentieth- and Twenty-first-century India; 2. The 'Arraf Mosque in Dhu Jibla; 3. Monumentality en Miniature: On Two Dome-shaped Carpet Weights - mir-i farsh; 4. 'The View from Above': Muslim Perceptions of the Turks of Syria and the Jazira in the Period 1070 to 1176; 5. The Multiple Faces of Restoration in the Medieval Islamic Architecture of Central Asia; 6. A Damascus Room in Los Angeles; 7. Rubbish, Recycling and Repair: Perspectives on the Portable Arts of the Islamic Middle East; 8. A Copper-alloy Plate with Architectural Imagery in Berlin . and Jerusalem?; 9. Looking Inside the Book: Doublures of the Mamluk Period; 10. Taj al-Din 'Alishah: The Reconstruction of his Mosque Complex at Tabriz; 11. Once More Cosmophilia: Facing the Truth, Later; 12. The Making, Unmaking and Making Sense of an Illustration from an Imperial Mughal Akbarnama; 13. The Use of Metals in Islamic Manuscripts; 14. Telling Stories: Artists' Books in the Collection of the British Museum; 15. The Freer Beaker in Text and Image; 16. When Muslims Died in China; 17. Abu'l-Fazl's Description of Akbar's 'House of Depiction'; 18. 'Migration Theory' in Islamic Pottery.…

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1998 British Museum Press paperback edition. Light reading wear else very good condition. British Museum in April 1995. Subtitled 'Origins, innovations and influences', its focus was the materials, techniques, iconography, patronage and trade of gilded and enamelled glass made in Egypt and Syria during the thirteenth to fifteenth centuries, encompassing the origins of the technique in the Byzantine and early Islamic periods and its influence on production in Venice and other European sites between the fourteenth and nineteenth centuries. The collected papers have now been edited and highly illustrated in colour and black and white to produce the first major publication on the subject since 1930. The twenty-nine specialist contributors include archaeologists, art historians, historians, scientists and glassmakers from Cairo, Ifrane, Jerusalem, St Petersburg, New York, Berlin, Bonn, Starnberg, Venice, Granada, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Bristol and London. The book makes a significant contribution to the study of Islamic art and to glass studies generally and will be an essential source of reference for both collectors and scholars. With 31 colour and 180 black and white illustrations Contents: 1. Byzantine glass: problems of terminology and chronology; 2. Byzantine gilded glass; 3. Painting on glass before the Mamluk period; 4. Polychrome decoration on glass from Khurasan; 5. Pottery and glass: lustre and enamel; 6. Syro-Egyptian glass, pottery and wooden vessels; 7. A note on textual sources for the history of glass; 8. Lamm's classification and archaeology; 9. Glass and brass: parallels and puzzles; 10. The Cavour Vase and gilt and enamelled Mamluk coloured glass; 11. An enamelled glass bowl with 'Solomon's seal': the meaning of a pattern; 12. Islamic enamelled beakers: a new chronology; 13. The Palmer Cup and related glasses exported to Europe in the Middle Ages; 14. Poetry on enamelled glass: the Palmer Cup in the British Museum; 15. The Baltimore beakers; 16. Some speculations on the original cases made to contain enamelled glass beakers for export; 17. European inventories as a source for the distribution of Mamluk enamelled glass; 18. Gilded and enamelled glass in al-Andalus; 19. Islamic glass at Buddhist sites in medieval China; 20. Mamluk glass from China?; 21. Enamelled glass made for the Rasulid sultans of the Yemen; 22. The import and manufacture of glass in the territories of the Golden Horde; 23. Gregorio's Tale; or, Of enamelled glass production in Venice; 24. An enamelled beaker from Stralsund: a spectacular new find; 25. Islamic gilded and enamelled glass in nineteenth-century collections; 26. Blue and other coloured translucent glass decorated with enamels: possible evidence for trade in cobalt-blue colourants; 27. Composition and technology of Islamic enamelled glass of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries; 28. Analyses of early enamelled Venetian glass: a comparison with Islamic glass.…

Leather Bound. Condición: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1895. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 64, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 64 64.…