| ISBN |
9780300184358 (pbk.) |
| Author |
Komaroff, Linda 1953- |
| Title |
The gift tradition in Islamic art / [by] Linda Komaroff |
| Publisher |
Los Angeles : Los Angeles County Museum of Art, New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, 2012 |
| Physical desc. |
153 p. ; col. ill. ; 27 cm. |
| Note |
Issued in connection with the exhibition, Gifts of the sultan: the arts of giving at the Islamic courts, held 19 March-2 June 2012, at the Museum of Islamic Art, Doha. |
| Contains abridged text from the exhibition publication, Gifts of the sultan: the arts of giving at the Islamic courts (Los Angeles : Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2011). |
| CBL illustrations: p. [34]-35, cat. no. 7 (In 03.49b); p. 60-61, cat. no. 23 (Is 1421); p. [62]-63, cat. no. 24 (Is 1465). |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Contents |
Foreword -- Preface -- The arts of giving at the Islamic courts / Linda Komaroff -- Catalogue. |
| Language Note |
Parallel text in Arabic and English; separate title page and introduction in Arabic. |
| Corporate name |
Museum of Islamic Art (Dawḥah, Qatar) -- Exhibitions |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscripts -- Exhibitions |
| Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- In 03 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Is 1421 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Is 1465 |
| Islamic art objects -- Exhibitions |
| Islamic decorative arts -- Exhibitions |
| Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts -- Themes, motives |
| Art and society -- Islamic countries -- Exhibitions |
| Gifts -- Religious aspects -- Islam |
| Added name(s) - Corporate |
Museum of Islamic Art (Dawḥah, Qatar) |
| Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
