Download or read book Islamic Coins National Museum of Sanaa written by ‛Abd Al-‛Azīz Ḥamūd Al-Jandārī and published by Centre français de recherche de la péninsule Arabique. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume of the catalogue Islamic Coins of the National Museum of Ṣanʽā’ comprises the collection of Islamic coinage from the beginning of Islam up to the end of the 7th/12th centuries. The catalogue is organized by name of dynasty, in chronological order. The majority of these coins are from Yemen and were minted by the local dynasties who took their monetary independence from the end of the 3rd/9th century. Some Umayyad and Abbasid dirhams are included: they are from Iran, Mesopotamia and Levant.

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Download or read book Who s Who in the Arab World 2007 2008 written by Publitec Publications and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2011-12-22 with total page 1244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who's Who in the Arab World 2007-2008 compiles information on the most notable individuals in the Arab world. Additionally, the title provides insight into the historical background and the present of this influential and often volatile region. Part I sets out precise biographical details on some 6,000 eminent individuals who influence every sphere of public life in politics, culture and society. Part II surveys the 19 Arab Countries, providing detailed information on the geography, history, constitution, economy and culture of the individual countries. Part III provides information on the historical background of the Arab world. Indexes by country and profession supplement the biographical section. A select bibliography of secondary literature on the Middle East is also included.

Download or read book The Islamic Coins written by George Carpenter Miles and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All but 9 of the 6,449 Islamic coins found at Athenian Agora up to the date when this book was written belong to the Ottoman period. The earliest datable Ottoman coin is from the reign of Mehmed I (1413-21). Most of the coins come from overseas mints such as those of Istanbul, Cairo, Macedonia, Serbia, and Bosnia. Although the name of Athens cannot be read on any coin, the author thinks that many of the crude coppers of the 15th to 16th centuries A.D. were locally struck.

Download or read book Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art Architecture Three Volume Set written by Jonathan Bloom and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-05-14 with total page 1697 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture is the most comprehensive reference work in this complex and diverse area of art history. Built on the acclaimed scholarship of the Grove Dictionary of Art, this work offers over 1,600 up-to-date entries on Islamic art and architecture ranging from the Middle East to Central and South Asia, Africa, and Europe and spans over a thousand years of history. Recent changes in Islamic art in areas such as Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq are elucidated here by distinguished scholars. Entries provide in-depth art historical and cultural information about dynasties, art forms, artists, architecture, rulers, monuments, archaeological sites and stylistic developments. In addition, over 500 illustrations of sculpture, mosaic, painting, ceramics, architecture, metalwork and calligraphy illuminate the rich artistic tradition of the Islamic world. With the fundamental understanding that Islamic art is not limited to a particular region, or to a defined period of time, The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture offers pathways into Islamic culture through its art.

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Download or read book Sylloge of Islamic Coins in the Ashmolean The pre reform coinage of the early Islamic period written by Stephen Album and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Islamic Coins and Their Values Volume 2 written by Tim Wilkes and published by Spink Books. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the second volume of an illustrated price guide to Islamic coins; the first volume was published in 2015. It is intended as an introductory guide, aimed at the general collector; suggestions for further reading are given throughout the book.