Golden Pages Qur'ans and Other Manuscripts from the Collection of Ghassan I. Shaker

Name: Golden Pages Qur'ans and Other Manuscripts from the Collection of Ghassan I. Shaker
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ISBN: 9780199201938

ISBN-10: 0199201935

ISBN-13: 9780199201938

Edition: 2000

Authors: Nabil F. Safwat

List price: $150.00

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The Ghassan Ibrahim Shaker Collection is an important collection of Qur'ans and other religious manuscripts notable for the quality of their calligraphy and the splendour of their bindings and illumination. Its publication contributes to the growing appreciation of Islamic calligraphy in the West, not only in terms of technical form but also the essential interdependence of script and format with the expression of faith. The collection concentrates on Qur'ans and includes particularly rare and interesting items, such as an Ottoman Turkish translation; its other far-ranging holdings include Qur'ans from Mamluk Egypt in the 13th Century to Ottoman Turkey in the 19th, two royal Qur'ans from…

Book details

List price: $150.00
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/28/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 7.25" wide x 13.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 5.500
Language: English



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