Treasury of the World: Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals
The jewelled arts are more higly developed in the Indian Subcontinent than anywhere else in the world and reached their peak in the period of the Mughals. This full-colour presentation of its fabulously varied achievements, with over 300 photographs accompanied the major exhibition of the same title, which opened at the British Museum, London in mid-2001, then to 11 major museums in the USA, Europe, Russia and the Far East until returning to Kuwait in 2011.
Islamic Art and Patronage
This publication serves as a catalogue of an exhibition of more than 100 objects from The al-Sabah Collection as well as a group of essays tracing the evolution of Islamic art and patronage. This travelling exhibition opened at the Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg in 1990, travelled for almost 20 years to 23 museums throughout the world, until returning home to Kuwait in 2009.
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.
Master Pieces of Islamic Art in The Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg
A catalogue of the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia exhibition of Islamic art at the Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah in 1990. It is in written in Arabic & Russian with separate English text.
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 An additional section listing medieval chessmen from museums and private collections worldwide, some previously unpublished, adds a unique contextual dimension.
Arts of the Hellenized East
The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, houses one of the world’s most spectacular collections of ancient silver vessels and other objects made of precious metals. Dating from the centuries following Alexander the Great’s conquest of Iran and Bactria in the middle of the 4th century BCE up to the advent of the Islamic era, the beautiful bowls, drinking vessels, platters and other objects in this catalogue suggest that some of the best Hellenistic silverwork was not made in the Greek heartlands, but in this eastern outpost of the Seleucid empire. 6th in the T&H series on TASC.
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.
