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Mysteries of the Desert, A View of Saudi Arabia

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Mysteries of the Desert, A View of Saudi Arabia
Isabel Cutler
Rizzoli, 2001

Journey into the Arabian desert, a place few outsiders have ever visited. With an insight and sensitivity that reveal her love of this region, Isabel Cutler demystifies the landscape and people in Mysteries of the Desert. Dramatic lighting, shadows, and cloud patterns punctuate the moody desertscapes and provide a fascinating counterpoint to portraits of the vibrant Bedouins who live in this stark land. Cutler's full-color photographs celebrate the hearty life in the desert, exploring the subtle patterns made by windswept dunes, sand textures produced by the erosion of rock, and relics of ancient palaces. Accompanying the evocative images are excerpts from classic and modern Arabic verse--a tribute to the rich oral and written poetry traditions of the culture. This captivating book reveals the timeless essence of the land and its people.

English - 160 Pages - 23.9 cm x 2 cm x 28.7 cm - 1.1 Kg
ISBN: 9780847823598

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Alula
Robert Polidori
ASSOULINE, 2020

With stunning images taken by internationally renowned photographer Robert Polidori, and interpretive illustrations by multidisciplinary artist Ignasi Monreal, AlUla virtually transports readers to the destination, giving them a glimpse into the city’s rich history and a unique look into AlUla’s local culture. Nestled deep within the vast desert of northwest Arabia, AlUla is known as a cultural oasis and living museum with more than 200,000 years of human history: from Paleolithic hunter-gatherers; civilizations such as the Nabataeans, Dadanites, and Romans; Muslim pilgrims on their way to Mecca and Medina, and trade caravans traveling the Incense Route; to present-day communities who mingle and exchange cultural ideas with global travelers.

This book is sold with white gloves and an Assouline totebag.

English - 35.56 cm x 7.62 cm x 43.18 cm - 8.2 Kg
ISBN: 9781614289357

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Martiros Sarian
Vera Razoldskaïa
Parkstone Pen-Duick, 1998

Martiros Sarian ou Saryan (né le 28 février 1880 à Rostov-sur-le-Don, mort le 5 mai 1972 à Erevan) est un peintre arménien né en Russie. Il est souvent considéré comme le père de la peinture arménienne moderne.

French - 172 Pages - 25 cm x 2cm x 33 cm - 1.4 Kg
ISBN: 9781859953211

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Sublimes Maisons du Liban
Guillaume de Laubier
Édition des Falaises, 2019

30 maisons merveilleusement saisies par le regard poète de Guillaume de Laubier et racontées par Désirée Sadek, rédactrice en chef de ELLE Décoration et créatrice du magazine Byzance. Palais historiques, maisons à trois arcades, décoration bohème chic, précieuses collections, architecture et design mais aussi demeures de campagne et de montagne... Six chapitres pour découvrir trente sublimes maisons libanaises où règne une nostalgie qui rime avec avant-gardisme. Leurs murs évoquent l'épopée de ceux qui les ont bâties marquant la région de leur faste et influence. Au coeur de Beyrouth, à Moukhtara, Tripoli, Byblos, Batroun... Elles racontent un Liban où mer et montagne s'entrelacent avec bonheur. A cela, il faudrait ajouter le talent des nouveaux bâtisseurs qui conçoivent et réalisent des architectures où règnent la lumière et les matériaux proches de la terre. Un livre fondamental pour comprendre la richesse de la culture libanaise et celle des artistes qui l'animent.

French - 351 Pages - 24.7 cm x 3.61 cm x 32.69 cm - 2.68 Kg
ISBN: 9782848114323

Persian Painted Tile Work from the 18th and the 19th Century, The Shiraz School

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Persian Painted Tile Work from the 18th and the 19th Century, The Shiraz School
Hadi Seif
Arnoldsche, 2014

The manufacture of colorfully painted tiles has a long tradition in Persia, modern-day Iran. This publication focuses on so-called haft rang (seven colors) tiles from the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. During this time, the art of making tiles experienced a revival, starting in the city of Shiraz and initiated primarily by unknown artists who wanted to preserve and carry on their country's traditions. Their vibrantly colored tiles, with underglaze, decorated private homes, as well as public and religious buildings. The tiles are characterized by a wealth of pictorial elements, with floral motifs as well as motifs from traditional Persian folktales. Social change and a disregard for Iranian architecture and traditions at the beginning of the twentieth century led to the destruction of many old town quarters and to the disappearance of this impressive art. Hadi Seif visited the direct descendants of the tile makers and presents his findings in this book.

English - 112 Pages - 22.68 cm x 1.45 cm x 28.85 cm - 0.89 Kg
ISBN: 9783897904033

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Iran Modern
Viola Raikhel-Bolot
Assouline, 2018

During her reign as the first queen in Iranian history, Empress Farah Pahlavi dedicated her life to serving the Iranian people, creating, and curating museums and festivals across the country. With a keen eye—and working with Sotheby’s, Christie’s, and the Met—the empress was able to amass one of the world’s greatest collections of modern art for her country, including works by van Gogh, Picasso, Bacon, and de Kooning. She empowered a generation of young Iranian artists, visited the studios of artists like Henry Moore and Chagall, and commissioned works directly from a young Andy Warhol, who paid a visit to the Royal Palace, in the name of establishing her country as a cultural vanguard. Then, in 1979, the unimaginable happened, and the Iran that emerged after the Revolution changed everything. Iran Modern: The Empress of Art uncovers the lost story of Farah Pahlavi’s amazing journey from Empress to exile and illuminates the near-forgotten collection of contemporary art she left behind.

200 Pages - English - 39.8 cm x 8 cm x 47.6 cm - 9.1 Kg
ISBN: 9781614286349

Metalwork from the Arab World and the Mediterranean

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Metalwork from the Arab World and the Mediterranean
Doris Behrens-Abouseif
Thames & Hudson, 2021

A remarkable collection of metalwork from the Mediterranean, Iraq, Iran, and the Indian subcontinent, published here for the first time. This volume, the latest in the series on the treasures of The Al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, presents metalwork made in Syria, Egypt, Iraq, and Yemen from the early Islamic period through the end of the Ottoman era in the nineteenth century. The pieces include exquisite platters, serving vessels, candlesticks, and pen boxes produced for royal courts, but also many beautifully decorated bronze domestic items, such as bowls, lunch boxes, door knockers, buckets, and lamps.

Rooted in earlier artistic traditions from the Mediterranean, Iraq, Iran, and the Indian subcontinent, the metalwork traditions in this book reflect the complex history of the Arab world following the advent of Islam. This beautifully illustrated volume features many important unpublished pieces and is essential reading for specialists, but it will fascinate and inform anyone with an interest in Islamic culture and history, metalwork, and the decorative arts of the Arab world.

English - 340 Pages – 22 x 27.6 cm – 2 Kg
ISBN: 9780500971116

Leyli et Majnûn, de Jâmi illustré par les miniatures d’Orient

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Leyli et Majnûn, de Jâmi illustré par les miniatures d’Orient
Leili Anvar, Amina Taha-Hussein Okada, Patrick Ringgenberg
Editions Diane de Selliers, 2021

Dans le désert d'Arabie, un poète nommé Qeys aime Leyli passionnément. Envoûté par la beauté de celle-ci, il chante son amour à la face du monde. Perçue comme un déshonneur aux yeux du père de Leyli, cette déclaration publique interdit tout espoir de mariage. Privé de son aimée, Qeys sombre dans la folie et devient majnûn, « le fou », en persan. Un surnom revendiqué, un destin. L'auteur Né à Djam, dans l'actuel Afghanistan, en 1414, Jâmi est une figure incontournable de la littérature persane. Ce savant, théologien, est l'auteur de près de 87 œuvres littéraires, tant d'érudition mystique que s'inscrivant dans une veine populaire inspirée par Rûmi ou Nezâmî. Toute sa vie fut orientée vers la spiritualité soufie, la quête de la Vérité et du Bien-Aimé. C'est en 1484 – huit ans avant sa mort – qu'il compose son texte le plus célèbre, son interprétation de l'histoire de Leyli et Majnûn.

Français - 432 Pages – 24,5 × 33 cm – 3.5 Kg
ISBN: 9782364371200

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Silk Roads
Susan Whitfield
Thames & Hudson, 2021

From precious stones to spices, from new religions to technological innovations, the exchange of goods and ideas along the ancient trading routes of the Silk Roads has played a crucial role in the development of civilizations across Europe and Asia.

This beautiful illustrated overview, the first and most ambitious of its kind, places landscapes at the heart of 1,500 years of Eurasian history. With contributions from over 80 leading experts from around the world, each chapter explores the history of trade and cultures along the Silk Roads in the context of a particular terrain – steppe, mountains, deserts, rivers and seas – to reveal how integral the landscapes of the Silk Roads have been in defining the resources, travel and communities of those who lived and traded along these routes.

English - 480 Pages – 28.6 x 22.5 cm – 2.4 Kg
ISBN: 9780500021576

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100 Great Antique Automobiles in full-color prints
Fatma Altinbas
Rizzoli, 2021

This lavishly illustrated book provides an intriguing glimpse inside the luminous world of Fatma Altinbas, an anthropology professor and the creative mind behind the heritage jewelry brand Meváris.
This book is a celebration of the magnificent city of Istanbul and this designer's relationship with her creative culture. From the floral motifs in Ottoman kaftans to the enduring Byzantine architectural marvels, the beautiful imagery traces the historical and contemporary influences that have shaped the unique artistic vision guiding Meváris's exquisite jewelry creation. It offers unique aesthetic reinterpretations of Istanbul's heritage and its renowned Grand Bazaar through a celebration of past and present, and the colors and cultural wealth of the contemporary city.

English - 224 Pages - 25.4 cm x 2.5 cm x 35.5 cm - 2.3Kg
ISBN: 9788891830135

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Iran: five millennia of art and culture
Collectif
Staatliche Museen, Berlin, 2021

Lying between deserts, mountain chains and seas, Iran developed a fascinating cultural landscape. 360 objects from the time of the first advanced civilisations during the 3rd millennium BC until the end of the Safavid Empire in the early 18th century illustrate the outstanding significance of Iran as the initiator and centre of intercultural exchange.
Exquisite artworks from the Sarikhani Collection in London and the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin invite visitors to embark on a journey in time through the cultural heritage of Iran. The highlights include the great pre-Islamic empires of the Achaemenids and the Sassanids, the establishment of a Persian-Islamic culture, the masterly artistic achievements of the 9th to the 13th centuries and the Golden Age of the Safavids. They are brought together as in a multifaceted kaleidoscope in the copious illustrations and provide insight into the art of the courts and the urban elites.

English - 400 Pages - 24 x 29 cm - 2.1Kg
ISBN: 9783777438061