This book explores the great diversity and range of Islamic culture through one of the finest collections in the world. Published to coincide with the historic

An in-depth and comprehensive study of art from the Islamic world based on the preeminent collection in the Metropolitan Museum

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"The evolution of book art and painting in the Islamic world is the product of diverse regions and periods. Islamic art flourished in the great cities and cente

This monumental new book is the first to celebrate the greatest and most iconic paintings from the encyclopedic collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, N