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Publication Received
Damascus tiles. Mamluk and Ottoman architectural ceramics from Syria. By Arthur Millner
06/2016 | 1359 | 158
Pages: 467-467
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Reviewer:
Rogers, J. M. (Rogers, J. M.; Rogers, John Michael; Rogers, Michael)
Subjects
dates:
1400-1699
places:
Damascus
subjects:
Ceramics / Tiles / Architectural components / Syrian / Mamluk / Ottoman
Book Review
The Textile Museum, Catalogue Raisonne. Cairene Rugs and Others Technically Related, 15th Century-17th Century
09/1958 | 666 | 100
Pages: 328-329
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Reviewer:
Beckwith, John (Beckwith, John)
Subjects
dates:
1500-1799
places:
Egypt / Syria / Damascus
subjects:
Textiles / Oriental rugs
Reviewed Items
subjects:
The Textile Museum, Catalogue Raisonne. Cairene Rugs and Others Technically Related, 15th Century-17th Century | author: Kühnel, Ernst
Book Review
Textiles de Palmyre. Decouverts par le service des Antiquites du Haut-Commissariat de la Republique Francaise dans la necropole de Palmyre, III
04/1941 | 457 | 78
Pages: 134-135
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Reviewer:
Kendrick, A. F. (Kendrick, A. F.; K., A. F.; K., A.; Kendrick, Albert Frank)
Subjects
places:
Syria / Palmyra / Damascus
subjects:
Textiles / Silk stuffs / Archaeology / Excavations
Reviewed Items
subjects:
Textiles de Palmyre. Decouverts par le service des Antiquites du Haut-Commissariat de la Republique Francaise dans la necropole de Palmyre, III | author: Pfister, R.
Article
Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum
11/1940 | 452 | 77
Pages: 144-145+147-148+150-152
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Author:
Buchthal, Hugo (Buchthal, Hugo; Buchthal, H.)
Subjects
dates:
1250-1299 / 1300-1399
museums and institutions:
British Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
Iraq / Syria / Egypt / Baghdad / Cairo / Damascus
places:
Al-Mawsili
sources:
Hariri, 1054-1122
subjects:
Hariri, 1054-1122
subjects:
Islamic / Illuminated manuscripts / Abbasid / Mamluk
subjects:
Islamic painting
subjects:
Baghdad (style)
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Al-Harith Meeting Abu Zaid. (British Museum, or. 1200, Fol. 79v.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. B-Al-Harith Meeting Abu Zaid. Bibliotheque Nationale, Arabe 3929, Fol. 101v.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. C-Abu Zaid on His Camel. (British Museum, or. 1200, Fol. 151.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. D-Abu Zaid on His Camel. (Bibliotheque Nationale, Arabe 5847, Fol. 143.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. E.-Abu Zaid Enjoying Himself with Good Food. (British Museum, Add. 7293, Fol. 7.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. F-Abu Zaid Enjoying Himself with Good Food. (Bibliotheque Nationale, Arabe 5847, Fol. 3v.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Abu Zaid Preaching in the Mosque of Samarkand. (British Museum, Add. 22114, Fol. 94.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. B-Abu Zaid Preaching in the Mosque of Samarkand. (Bibliotheque Nationale, Arabe 5847, Fol. 84v.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. C-Al-Harith Approaching Abu Zaid's Tent. (British Museum, Add. 22114, Fol. 79v.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. D-Al-Harith Approaching Abu Zaid's Tent. (Bibliotheque Nationale, Arabe 6094, Fol. 84.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. E-Abu Zaid and His Son before the Governor of Baghdad. (British Museum, Add. 22114; Fol. 68.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. F-The Fable of the Falcon. (Bibliotheque Nationale, Arabe 3467, Fol. 61.). Three Illustrated Hariri Manuscripts in the British Museum
Article
The So-Called "Kubachi" Wares of Persia
10/1939 | 439 | 75
Pages: 156-157+160-163
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Author:
Lane, Arthur (Lane, Arthur; L., A.)
Subjects
dates:
1400-1699
places:
Syria / Persia / Egypt / China / Tabriz / Cairo / Damascus
subjects:
Persian / Ceramics / Pottery / Kubachi
subjects:
Islamic / Safavid / Tabriz
subjects:
Chinese Art / Chinese / Influence / Techniques / Tiles
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate I. A-Blue-and-White Tiles from Damascus. About 1425. B-G-Dishes from Kubachi (B, C Black and Green; D Polychrome; E, F, G Blue-and-White). Fifteenth to Sixteenth Century (All in the Victoria and Albert Museum, B Kelekian Loan). The So-Called "Kubachi" Wares of Persia
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. A-Polychrome Dish from Kubachi about 1600. (Victoria and Albert Museum). The So-Called "Kubachi" Wares of Persia
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. B-Polychrome Dish from Kubachi. About 1600. (Victoria and Albert Museum, Kelekian Loan). The So-Called "Kubachi" Wares of Persia
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate II. C-Polychrome Wall-Tiles. Early Seventeenth-Century (Victoria and Albert Museum). The So-Called "Kubachi" Wares of Persia
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate III. A-Polychrome Wall-Tiles. About 1550. (Victoria and Albert Museum). The So-Called "Kubachi" Wares of Persia
Non-western art unattributed:
Plate III. B-Polychrome Wall-Tile from Khorassan. About 1600. (Victoria and Albert Museum). The So-Called "Kubachi" Wares of Persia
Article
Newly Discovered Syrian Mosaics
04/1931 | 337 | 58
Pages: 180-181+183
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Author:
Briggs, Martin S. (Briggs, Martin S.; B., M. S.; Briggs, M. S.; Bricgs, Martin S.; Briggs, S. Martin)
Subjects
dates:
0700-0799
places:
Syria / Damascus
places:
Jerash
subjects:
Syrian / Paintings / Mosaics
subjects:
Islamic painting / Islamic architecture / Umayyad
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Mosaics of the Umayyad Period (Early Eighth Century) from the Great Mosque at Damascus. Drawings (Victoria and Albert Museum). Newly Discovered Syrian Mosaics
Article
A Syrian Glass Goblet
06/1927 | 291 | 50
Pages: 286+289-291+293-294
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Author:
Honey, W. B. (Honey, W. B.; Honey, William Bowyer; H., W. B.)
Subjects
dates:
1250-1299
museums and institutions:
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Great Britain
places:
Syria / Damascus
subjects:
Syrian / Glassware / Goblets
subjects:
Drinking glasses / Enamels / Techniques
subjects:
Illuminated manuscripts / Persian / Mesopotamian / Influence
subjects:
Loan of works of art / Collections, Private
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
The Luck of Edenhall. Enamelled Glass Goblet, Syrian, about 1290. Height, 16.1 cm.; Diameter of Top, 10.8 cm. (Lent by Sir Courtenay Musgrave, Bart., to the Victoria and Albert Museum)
Western art unattributed:
Plate II. Leather Case for the Edenhall Goblet; Perhaps English, Early Fourteenth Century. Height, 16.8 cm.; Diameter of Top, 13.4 cm. (Lent by Sir Courtenay Musgrave, Bart., to the Victoria and Albert Museum). A Syrian Glass Goblet
Article
The Origin of the Persian Double Dome (Continued)
12/1913 | 129 | 24
Pages: 152-156
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Author:
Creswell, K. A. C. (Creswell, K. A. C.; C., K. A. C.)
Subjects
dates:
1000-1099 / 1100-1199
places:
Persia / Iran
places:
Damascus
sources:
Ibn Jubayr, Muḥammad ibn Aḥmad, 1145-1217
subjects:
Architecture / Domes / Origins / History / Documents / Sources
subjects:
Persian architecture
Illustrations
Non-western art unattributed:
Figure 5. A section of the dome of the Gur Amir.
Non-western art unattributed:
Figure 6. The weight of the section ABC is twice that of the section BCF because it is twice the height.
Non-western art unattributed:
Figure 7. Architectural details from the great Umayyad Mosque built by the Khalif Walid in A.D. 705-713.
Western art unattributed:
Figure 8. An architectural diagram which show that up to 13th century S. Marks in Venice was roofed with low flat interior domes.
Article
The True Origin of So-Called Damascus Ware
08/1909 | 77 | 15
Pages: 269-270
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Author:
Martin, F. R. (Martin, F. R.; M., F. R.; Martin, Fredrik Robert)
Subjects
dates:
1300-1499
places:
Syria / Turkey / Damascus
subjects:
Pottery / Ceramics / Rhodian
subjects:
Maiolica / Attributions / Dating / Excavations
subjects:
Damascus Pottery (Iznik)
Article
A Suggested Origin for Persian Faience
12/1908 | 69 | 14
Pages: 134-137+140-143
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Author:
Haigh, E. Agnes R. (Haigh, E. Agnes R.)
Subjects
dates:
1200-1299
dates:
1500-1699
places:
Persia / Syria / Greece / Rhodes / Damascus
subjects:
Maiolica / Ceramics / Medieval / Persian
subjects:
Kamares / Rhodian / Pottery
subjects:
History / Origins / Diffusion
Illustrations
Western art unattributed:
1. Ancient Rhodian Vase. In the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. A Suggested Origin for Persian Faience. Plate II
Western art unattributed:
2. Ancient Rhodian Pinax from Cameiros. In the Louvre. A Suggested Origin for Persian Faience. Plate II
Western art unattributed:
3. Ancient Rhodian Ware from Cameiros. In the British Museum. A Suggested Origin for Persian Faience. Plate II
Western art unattributed:
4. Ancient Rhodian Ware from Cameiros. In the Louvre. A Suggested Origin for Persian Faience. Plate II
Western art unattributed:
Fig. 1. Fragments of Early Mycenaean Pottery from Crete.
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. Mediaeval Rhodian Vase in the British Museum. A Suggested Origin for Persian Faience
Western art unattributed:
Plate I. Mediaeval Rhodian Vase in the British Museum. A Suggested Origin for Persian Faience
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