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.
Islamic Art in the Kuwait National Museum
An introduction to The al-Sabah Collection and a commemorative volume marking the opening of the new Museum of Islamic Art in the Kuwait National Museum (1983).
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
TOMBSTONES in Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah, Kuwait
This 1989 study of Islamic tombstones held in The al-Sabah Collection provides extensive information about the documentative nature of such pieces. The book also looks at the historic significance, intrinsic beauty and the craftsmanship involved in creating each tombstone.
Adornment and Splendour: Jewels of the Indian Courts
This is the definitive catalog of an unparalleled collection of Indian jewelry and jeweled luxury objects made at the height of the Mughal empire and Deccan sultanates in the 16th and 17th centuries. The collection, widely regarded as one of the finest in the world, was assembled by Sheikh Nasser and Sheikha Hussa al-Sabah for The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, and reveals the beauty, sophistication and diversity of Indian jeweled arts.
The Indian subcontinent is naturally rich in gems. From ancient times master jewelers developed a wide array of unique techniques and made it home to the most sophisticated jewels on earth.
Metalwork from the Arab World and the Mediterranean
This volume, the latest in the series on the treasures of The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, presents metalwork made in Multiple Islamic countries from the early Islamic period through the end of the Ottoman era in the nineteenth century. The pieces include exquisite platters, serving vessels, candlesticks, and pen boxes produced for royal courts, in addition to many beautifully decorated bronze domestic items, such as bowls, lunch boxes, door knockers, buckets, and lamps.
The book was published in English and it includes documented definitions in Arabic of the art pieces depicted in the book, which amount to 350 color illustrations.
Carpets from Islamic Lands
This catalogue features more than forty of the finest classical carpets created in Egypt, turkey, Persia, the Caucasus and India between 16th and 19th centuries, along with several important pre-Islamic carpet fragments. It describes this spectacular collection in the context of the history of Islamic art, recounting the fascinating stories behind individual carpets and celebrating their intricate designs and unparalleled craftsmanship.
Pre-Islamic Carpets and Textiles from Eastern Lands
This book features a unique collection of carpets and textile fragments from the pre-Islamic and early Islamic world. The Sasanian fragments fill a substantial gap in the early history of pile carpets, dating from the second to the eighth century AD, and make a valuable contribution of the understanding of local artistic traditions. The second half of the book is devoted to post-Sasanian and Sogdian silks dating from the sixth to the tenth century.
Chess and Other Games Pieces from Islamic Lands
10th in a series of T&H publications on The al-Sabah Collection, this book provides the definitive catlogue of this outstanding group of games pieces, with more than 300 striking new images. Specially commissioned scientific testing has allowed many of these objects to be dated with precision for the first time. An additional section listing medieval chessmen from museums and private collections worldwide, some previously unpublished, adds a unique contextual dimension.
