Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art /
: Published in conjunction with the reopening of the Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia on November 1, 2011. : xiii, 431 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 29 cm. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9781588394347
The Demotic and Hieratic Papyri in the Suzuki Collection of Tokai University /
: This volume publishes, for the first time, approximately fifty late Egyptian texts from the Suzuki collection held at Tokai University, Japan. The project is a result of a five-year collaboration between Tokai University, Yale University, Johns Hopkins University, The University of Michigan, and the Staatliche Museum zu Berlin. The texts were purchased by Professor Suzuki mainly in the early 1960s from various dealers in Cairo. The bulk of the collection, now housed in the Department of Asian Civilization, School of Letters at Tokai University as part of the Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Collection (AENET), consists of early demotic texts. There is also one late hieratic text concerned with temple land, and a few small Greek fragments from the Byzantine period. The texts published here present an interesting range of document types, a range of demotic handwriting, and a few surprises. Among the more interesting are a rare word list and a new mythological narrative. : 139 pges : illustrations, 27plates ; 29 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-135)and index. : 9781937040628
Islamic arms and armor in the Metropolitan Museum of Art /
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"From its origins in the 7th century, armor and weaponry were central to Islamic culture not only as a means of conquest and the spread of faith, but also as symbols of status, wealth, and power. More than 120 exceptional examples from the renowned collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art are presented in detail to demonstrate the remarkable craftsmanship and beauty of Islamic arms and armor. These diverse objects, which have never been catalogued or published in detail, span ten centuries and represent nearly every Islamic culture, from Spain to the Caucasus. Among these masterpieces are rare early works, such as the oldest documented Islamic sword, and fine examples of decorated helmets and body armor from late-15th-century Iran and Anatolia. Also included are lavish gem-studded weapons from royal courts in the Ottoman world and India. Each piece is handsomely photographed, with a detailed discussion of its technical, historical, and artistic importance. Made by master artisans in conjunction with leading designers, goldsmiths, and jewelers, these stunning objects demonstrate how utilitarian military equipment could be transformed into striking and extravagant works of art."--YaleBooks website.
"Armor 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. Presenting 126 objects, each handsomely photographed and richly documented with a detailed description of 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."--Publisher's description.
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xii, 336 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), map ; 32 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 312-329) and index. :
1588395707
9781588395702
bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 196 - (Spring 2010)
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bulletin of the American Research Center in Egypt, NUMBER 196 - (Spring 2010)
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Antiquities Endowment Fund (AEF): Working to Preserve Egypt's Padt and Support ARCE Activities -- Why Building ARCE's Operating Endowment is the Best Way to Help -- Spotlight on an ARCE Research Supporting Member: Yale University -- 2010 Conference on Human Remains in Ancient Egypt -- Beds in New Kingdom Egyptian Art Writing Family History From the Ottoman Archives -- Around ARCE -- New Book Chronicle Decade of Conservation Work in Egypt -- A Visit to Greece -- the Eighth Annual ARCE Thanksgiving Came Trek: Poetic Scenery and Ponderous Beasts.
Mastabas of Cemetery G 6000 including G 6010 (Neferbauptah) ; G 6020 (Iymery) ; G 6030 (Ity) ; G 6040 (Shepseskafankh)
: the american university in cairo giza expedition: helen basilevsky … in collaboration with the pennsylvania - yale archaeological expedition to egypt. : 1 v. (XXIII-98 p. -dépl. -[63] p. de plates) illustrations, plans 35cm : Based upon the fieldwork , notes and plans od the author and the harvard university - museum of fine arts, boston expedition: george andrew reisner, william stevenson smith, alexander floroff, clarence fisher : 087-846-3224