Die Ausstellung von Meisterwerken Muhammedanischer Kunst in München 1910. THREE VOLUMES.

Limited edition of 430 copies, (D. 30 not intended for trading) with each copy numbered individually and is rarely encountered complete.
This is the large and comprehensive catalogue of the Munich exhibition: Masterpieces of Mohammedan Art in 1910, which was notable as one of the first exhibitions of Islamic work in Europe. At the exhibition itself the monumental catalogue was unprecedented in its size and splendour.
The first volume covers Islamic manuscripts, book decorations, and carpets. The second volume is dedicated to ceramics and metalwork, glass and crystal, while volume III describes draperies, weaponry, woodwork, and ivory. With contributions by Max van Berchem, Camillo List, Ernst Kühnel, Ernst Bassermann-Jordan, Ernst Diez, Moriz Dreger, S. Schröder, and Arnold Nöldeke.
Bibliographic reference: Enay/Azadi 516.