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Court and Craft: A Masterpiece from Northern Iraq
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Description for Court and Craft: A Masterpiece from Northern Iraq
Paperback. A masterpiece of medieval Arab metalwork revealed, shedding light on courtly life in northern Iraq under the Mongol governorship. Num Pages: 176 pages, 120 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; ACK; AFKG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 261 x 213 x 15. Weight in Grams: 690.
Accompanying a major scholarly exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery, this book explores one of the most beautiful and enigmatic objects in The Courtauld's collection: the so-called 'Courtauld wallet', a brass container richly inlaid with gold and silver, imitating a lady's textile or leather bag, and probably made in Mosul in northern Iraq around 1300. No other object of this kind is known. Decorated all round with courtly figures and on the top with an elaborate banqueting scene featuring an enthroned couple, it has long been recognized as a masterpiece of Arab metalwork. Yet, despite the superb quality of its ... Read more
Accompanying a major scholarly exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery, this book explores one of the most beautiful and enigmatic objects in The Courtauld's collection: the so-called 'Courtauld wallet', a brass container richly inlaid with gold and silver, imitating a lady's textile or leather bag, and probably made in Mosul in northern Iraq around 1300. No other object of this kind is known. Decorated all round with courtly figures and on the top with an elaborate banqueting scene featuring an enthroned couple, it has long been recognized as a masterpiece of Arab metalwork. Yet, despite the superb quality of its ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Paul Holberton Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781907372650
SKU
V9781907372650
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