Islamische Bucheinbände des 14. bis 19. Jahrhunderts. Aus den Handschriften der Bayerischen Staatsbibliothek ….
Leipzig: Karl W. Hiersemann, 1924.
Price: $1,750.00
About the item
First edition. [8], 33, [7] pp.; 24 plates (8 in color). 1 vols. Folio. Full green morocco gilt, t.e.g. by Alfred Brazier. Bookplate. Fine.
Item #302956
Detailed description of 34 Islamic bookbindings, covering a wide chronological and geographical range, including 14th & 15th century Maghrebi, Egyptian and Syrian bindings from the Mamluke period, South Arabian bindinging from the 15th and 16th centuries, 16th century Persian leather bindings, Persian lacquered bindings and a 19th century Javanese binding.
A rare and important work.
