4to. 73 pp., of English text, 73 pp., of Arabic text, double page chronological table, 1 map, profusely illustrated throughout in colour and b/w photographs, illustrated hard back binding, light dent to spine extremities, otherwise copy in mint condition, Hirmer, Museum fur Islamische Kunst, Berlin, 2016.

Synopsis

Published in conjunction with the Exhibition “Early Capitals of Islamic Culture – The Artistic Legacy of Umayyad Damascus and Abbasid Baghdad (650 – 950)” in Riyadh. The exhibition focuses on the heritage of the very first dynasties in the history of the Islamic world and its capitals Damascus and Baghdad. The 100 objects from the museum provide an unprecedented and profound insight into the very beginnings of Islamic art.