Early Islamic Textiles from Along the Silk Road
The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, holds a spectacular array of ancient textiles that were made in Islamic lands and traded along the Silk Road. The majority range in date from the 9th to the 15th centuries CE and were reportedly found in the cave of Samangan province in northern Afghanistan. The collection presented here comprises some 400 garments and textile fragments of exceptional beauty and variety, reflecting the many strands of influence along the Silk Road: Iranian, Chinese, Central Asian, Syrian, Greek and Indian, among others.
Persian Painting: The Arts of the Book and Portraiture
Persian miniature painting is among the most well-established and celebrated traditions of Islamic art, valued and treasured throughout the ages in the Eastern and Western worlds. This volume, 7th in the T&H series exploring The al-Sabah Collection, catalogues more than forty extraordinary Persian illuminated manuscripts, miniature paintings and elaborately decorated bookbindings dating from the 11th century CE through to the early 20th century.
Precious Indian Weapons and other Princely Accoutrements
This spectacular collection of nearly 200 jewelled weapons and priceless accoutrements from the Indian subcontinent was assembled over many decades. Produced for aristocratic patrons who valued the arts, these richly decorated edged weapons and other princely objects bear witness to the legendary opulence and refinement of the Indian courts during the sixteenth to the nineteenth centuries. The 9th edition of T&H series on TASC, this is a dazzling celebration of one of the world’s greatest collections of precious weapons.
Glass from Islamic Lands
First in a T&H series about The al-Sabah Collection and the first major study of the subject in over seventy years. Glass objects rarely bear inscriptions that provide vital information, and being so readily portable, they have throughout history been carried far from their place of origin. This book is a catalogue of 500 objects & fragments with hundreds of colour photos & drawings revealing the splendour of Islamic glass
Ceramics from Islamic Lands
2nd in the T&H series about The al-Sabah Collection, this book is a comprehensive history of ceramics from Islamic lands. With detailed descriptions of over 400 objects, 900 colour photos, this great private collection is able to portray the unfolding story of Islamic pottery over its fascinating thousand-year history. It was awarded ‘Outstanding Academic Title’ from Choice.
Water Jug Filters at Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah
A study of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah collection of Water Jug Filters and seals that were used to cool drinking water in the summer in Egypt and other eastern provinces. This study is divided in two parts. The first part accentuates the importance of the city of Fustat, and the second discusses the window collection at DAI.
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.
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.
Splendors of the Ancient East: Antiquities from The al-Sabah Collection
This 2013 exhbition catalogue presents a selection of ancient artefacts from The al-Sabah Collection, most of them displayed for the first time. It illustrates 100 of the most beautiful and important ancient objects in the Collection, most never before reproduced in print. Covering a time span of some 4,000 years, from the Bronze Age up to the dawn of the Islamic era, ‘Splendors of the Ancient East’ presents some of the most beautiful objects in the Near East and beyond including Central and South Asia.
Ziena Splendor of the Indian Courts
The Selection of objects shown in this book are all from The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait. The Indian subcontinent is a land naturally rich in gems and original home of the connoisseurship of gemstones and jewelled arts. From ancient times its master jewellers developed a wide array of unique techniques and made it home to the most highly developed range of jewelled arts on earth.
