Roman emperors, Arab scholars, and early travellers were already drawn to and enchanted by the fascination of the land along the Nile. The pyramids of Giza, the temple-city of Karnak, or the Valley of the Kings with the grave of Tutankhamen even today maintain their extraordinary force of attraction.Across the centuries, the high culture of the ancient Egyptians has pertained its allure. This can certainly be attributed to their astounding architectural, artistic, and technological achievements...
Monogram Hinduism Journal (Monogram Elegance 365 Lined, #41) (Monogram Arabesqueone 365 Lined, #41)
by N D Author Services
The Umayyads (Islamic Art in the Mediterranean)
by Ghazi Bisheh, Fawzi Zayadine, and Mohammad Al-Assad
Mr. Nighthingale (Companion Coloring Book - Hebrew Edition)
by Ghazal Omid
Ever since he was a young boy, Brian Sewell has had a fascination with Turkey and over the years he has travelled there often. In this title he interweaves autobiographical observations with his captivation for the Aegean splendour of his favourite nation. Originally published in 1988 in a mutilated edition, he has now reshaped this travelbook.
Wael Shawky
by Carolyn Christov-Barkagiev, Shahira Issa, and Jessica Morgan
Told in exquisite prose befitting one of the world's loveliest art forms, Brian Murphy eloquently chronicles how carpets embody humanity's endless striving for unattainable perfection. Every Persian carpet has a story to tell-from the remote villages of Afghanistan and Iran, down the ancient trade routes traveled for centuries, to the bazaars of Tehran and the markets of the Western world. Carpet-making is one of this tumultuous region's few constants, an art form that transcends religious an...
The Sultan's Procession
In 1657, King Charles X Gustaf of Sweden sent Claes Ralamb as an envoy to Sultan Mehmed IV's court. While he was there, Ralamb commissioned 20 large paintings in oil on canvas, depicting an imperial procession through Istanbul in September 1657, providing a revealing insight into the court of Sultan Mehmed IV in Ottoman Turkey. For the first time, Ralamb's paintings are published here in "The Sultan's Procession". This beautifully illustrated book - containing over 150 colour illustrations - com...
Jewish Art from the Skirball Cultural Center and Museum, Los Angeles (Postcard Portfolio S.)
Around The Globe - Must See Places in the Middle East (Children's Explore the World Books)
by Baby Professor
Art and Material Culture of Iranian Shi'ism: Iconography and Religious Devotion in Shi'i Islam (Iran and the Persianate World)
Ferdowsi's epic poem Shahnameh is part myth, part history-it begins with the legend of the birth of the Persian nation and its tumultuous history. It contains magical birds, and superhuman heroes, and centuries-long battles. Written over 1,000 years ago, it was meant to protect Persian collective memory amdist a turbulent sea cultural storms. Originally written in couplets, the new translation and adaptation by Ahmad Sadri retells the mythological tales in prose format. The spectacular illustrat...
The Big Easter Egg Coloring Book for Kids Ages 1-4
by Nafiul Book Cafe
Monogram Buddhism Notebook (Monogram Black 150 Lined, #38) (Arabesque Two 150 Lined, #38)
by N D Author Services
From 1964 onward much of the ancient land of Nubia sank forever in the waters of Lake Nasser, behind the new Aswan High Dam. Margo Veillon had been fascinated by the vibrancy, color, and movement of the life of ordinary people in Nubia since the 1930s. In the company of friends and fellow artists she made numerous extended visits to capture in her artwork a lifestyle that has now vanished. This book is a record of her journeys. Presenting the Nile as this beautiful land's thoroughfare, her drawi...
Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in The Metropolitan Museum of Art [Arabic Edition]
by Mariam D. Ekhtiar and Priscilla B. Soucek
This expansive book reveals the great diversity and range of art of the Arab lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and later South Asia. Published to coincide with the historic reopening of the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum's Islamic Art Department, it presents nearly three hundred masterpieces from one of the finest collections in the world. The works range chronologically from the origins of Islam in the seventh century through the nineteenth century, and geographically from as far west as...
Yaakov Israel: The Quest for the Man on the White Donkey
by Yaakov Israel
As per the Orthodox Jewish tradition the Messiah (the Prophet) will arrive riding on a white donkey. A few years ago, as Yaakov Israel was photographing near the Dead Sea a Palestinian man rode past him on his white donkey and he took a picture of him. It was after having developed this plate that he realized he had encountered his own Messiah; it was this chance encounter that brought him to initiate the body of work that in the end became this book. As he found himself passing through the same...