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Islamic Art and Patronage, Sharjah

This catalogue was reprinted for the IAP exhibition at Sharjah Museum of Islamic Civilization, Sharjah, UAE 2008 featuring coloured photos of the 109 pieces in the exhibition, with details in Arabic & English – and a brief of the different periods of art from Islamic lands.

Variety in Unity

Based on a special exhibition on the occasion of the Fifth Islamic Summit in Kuwait, January 1987. These artefacts are precious to us all because they form part of our culture. Also they are a true living expression of the various stages of our shared history and everlasting unity, the authentic embodiment of God Almighty’s saying: ‘This nation of yours is one nation’.

Treasures of Islamic Art Geneva 1985

Catalogue of an exhibition of Islamic Treasures from Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah at the Museum of Art & History in Geneva, 1985, including a wide variety of objects covering the most important periods of Islamic art from 1st-12th Hijri (7-18th century AD) – including manuscripts, paintings, ceramics, metal work, textiles, and coins.

ZARABI Carpets: Reflections of an Ideal World

Historical exhibition of carpets from the 15th to 19th C from North Africa to India on the occasion of the new Islamic Arts Museum, Malaysia, 1999 with beautiful photos and informative text.

Islamic Art and Patronage, Riyadh

This catalogue was printed for the Islamic Art & Patronage exhibition at The National Museum, King Abdul Aziz Historical Centre-Riyadh, 2000 featuring coloured photos of the pieces in the exhibition, with details in Arabic & English – and a brief of the different periods of art from Islamic lands.

Islamic Art and Patronage, Cairo

This catalogue was printed for the Islamic Art & Patronage exhibition at Mohammad Mahmoud Khalil Museum, Cairo 1999 featuring coloured photos of the pieces in the exhibition, with details in Arabic & English – and a brief of the different periods of art from Islamic lands.

Européenennes sur la Civilisation Islamique & Arabe

A catalogue on the occasion of the exhibition of the first European publications on the Arabic-Islamic civilisation from The al-Sabah Collection, Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, on display at the Institut de Monde Arabe in Paris 1989

Al-Fann: Art from the Islamic Civilization from The al-Sabah Collection

This volume illustrates 300 from among the most beautiful objects in The al-Sabah collection and, for those exploring the Islamic world for the first time, describes its culture and art on a chronological (from the early days to the great sixteenth-century empires) and thematic basis (calligraphy, geometric decoration, arabesques and figurative art). Lastly, there is a section dedicated to jewels, for which the collection is renowned worldwide.

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