Metalwork of the Islamic World: The Aron Collection - James W. Allan - Hardcover

The catalogue begins with five informative introductory essays in which James Allan discusses Islamic metalwork produced in the Mediterranean area and in the Medieval Yemen, the history of incense burners in the Islamic Near East, the continuing use of classical libation vessels in Islamic culture and finally the complex question of Venetian-Saracenic metalwork. With over fifty drawings of comparative pieces, this book makes an important contribution to the study of Islamic metalwork.Allan, James W. is the author of 'Metalwork of the Islamic World: The Aron Collection - James W. Allan - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780856673276 and ISBN 0856673277.