A Collector's Fortune
Islamic Art from the Collection of Edmund de Unger
Distributed for Hirmer Publishers
132 pages
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125 color plates
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9 1/4 x 10 3/4
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© 2007
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Table of Contents
Contents
Foreword: The Prussian Cultural Foundation and the collectors
Klaus-Dieter Lehmann and Peter-Klaus Schuster
Introduction
Edmund de Unger
The Art of Islam, collected and explored in the occident
Claus-Peter Haase
Calligraphy and book art
Claus-Peter Haase
Islamic bookbindings
Filiz Çakir Phillip
Islamic rock crystal objects
Jens Kröger
Unusual ceramics
Jens Kröger
Brocade and velvet
Gisela Helmecke
Classical carpets
Annette Beselin
Islamic metal art
Almut von Gladiss
Literature
Klaus-Dieter Lehmann and Peter-Klaus Schuster
Introduction
Edmund de Unger
The Art of Islam, collected and explored in the occident
Claus-Peter Haase
Calligraphy and book art
Claus-Peter Haase
Islamic bookbindings
Filiz Çakir Phillip
Islamic rock crystal objects
Jens Kröger
Unusual ceramics
Jens Kröger
Brocade and velvet
Gisela Helmecke
Classical carpets
Annette Beselin
Islamic metal art
Almut von Gladiss
Literature
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