4to. 318 pp. [1], colour frontispiece, profusely illustrated in b/w & colour illus., copy in mint condition, New, Flamarion & Institut Du Monde Arabe, Paris, 1998.

Synopsis

An illustrated catalogue of an exhibition held at the Institut du Monde Arabe from 27 October till 2 May 1999, of works of arts from the Lebanese National Museum and other private collections. The exhibition presents works from pre-history period, Phoenician, Hellenic, Byzantine, and the Islamic period.