Catalogue of the Christie Collection
Author: University of Manchester. Library (1904-1972). Christie Collection
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 572
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Author: University of Manchester. Library (1904-1972). Christie Collection
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Published: 1915
Total Pages: 572
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Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 632
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Published: 1976-10-22
Total Pages: 84
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Published: 1984
Total Pages: 72
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Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Published: 2015-12-31
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 1588395707
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArmor and weaponry were central to Islamic culture not only as a means of conquest and the spread of the faith, but also as symbols of status, wealth, and power. The finest arms were made by master craftsmen working with the leading designers, goldsmiths, and jewelers, whose work transformed utilitarian military equipment into courtly works of art. This book reveals the diversity and artistic quality of one of the most important and encyclopedic collections of its kind in the West. The Metropolitan Museum's holdings span ten centuries and include representative pieces from almost every Islamic culture from Spain to the Caucasus. The collection includes rare early works, among them the oldest documented Islamic sword, and is rich in helmets and body armor, decorated with calligraphy and arabesques, that were worn in Iran and Anatolia in the late fifteenth century. Other masterpieces include a jeweled short sword (yatagan) with a blade of "watered" steel that comes from the court of Süleyman the Magnificent, a seventeenth-century gold-inlaid armor associated with Shah Jahan, and two gold-inlaid flintlock firearms belonging to the guard of Tipu Sultan of Mysore. Presenting 126 objects, each handsomely photographed and richly documented with a detailed description and discussion of its technical, historical, and artistic importance, this overview of the Met's holdings is supplemented by an introductory essay on the formation of the collection, and appendixes on iconography and on Turkman-style armor.
Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library
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Published: 1960
Total Pages: 1060
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Published: 1986
Total Pages: 784
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Published: 1990
Total Pages: 82
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library
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Published: 1960
Total Pages: 1060
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