Isbn: 9781909942615 - fruit of knowledge, wheel of learning: essays in honour of professors carole and robert hillenbrand: 2 (16 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: New. Recognizing 'the collective nature of their endeavour', these two volumes of illustrated essays honour Professors Robert and Carole Hillenbrand and their important contributions to the fields of Islamic art and architecture, and the medieval Middle East respectively. The 13 essays in the volume for Robert include a 'memorial' for monuments destroyed by ISIS in Mosul; while the 11 contributions to the volume for Carole range from the early Fatimids to the Arab Spring. Slipcased.…

Hardback. Condizione: New. Collected essays honoring the work of British professors Carole and Robert Hillenbrand. Carole and Robert Hillenbrand are legendary British professors, both of whom have made immense contributions to the fields of Islamic history and art history, and they are highly respected and beloved by the academic community. For these two volumes, editors Melanie Gibson and Ali Ansari have gathered an eclectic mix of scholarly contributions by colleagues and by some of their most recent students who now occupy positions in universities worldwide. The eleven articles in the volume dedicated to Carole Hillenbrand include research on a range of topics, including the elusive Fatimid caliph al-Zafir, a crusader raid on Mecca, and the Persian bureaucrat Mirza Saleh Shirazi's history of England. In Robert Hillenbrand's volume, the thirteen articles include studies of a rare eighth-century metal dish with Nilotic scenes, Chinese Qur'ans, the process of image-making in both theory and practice, and a shrine in Mosul destroyed by ISIS.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Brand New. slp edition. 580 pages. 10.50x8.00x2.50 inches. In Stock.

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Collected essays honoring the work of British professors Carole and Robert Hillenbrand. Carole and Robert Hillenbrand are legendary British professors, both of whom have made immense contributions to the fields of Islamic history and art history, and they are highly respected and beloved by the academic community. For these two volumes, editors Melanie Gibson and Ali Ansari have gathered an eclectic mix of scholarly contributions by colleagues and by some of their most recent students who now occupy positions in universities worldwide. The eleven articles in the volume dedicated to Carole Hillenbrand include research on a range of topics, including the elusive Fatimid caliph al-Zafir, a crusader raid on Mecca, and the Persian bureaucrat Mirza Saleh Shirazis history of England. In Robert Hillenbrand's volume, the thirteen articles include studies of a rare eighth-century metal dish with Nilotic scenes, Chinese Qurans, the process of image-making in both theory and practice, and a shrine in Mosul destroyed by ISIS. Collected essays honoring the work of British professors Carole and Robert Hillenbrand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. Collected essays honoring the work of British professors Carole and Robert Hillenbrand. Carole and Robert Hillenbrand are legendary British professors, both of whom have made immense contributions to the fields of Islamic history and art history, and they are highly respected and beloved by the academic community. For these two volumes, editors Melanie Gibson and Ali Ansari have gathered an eclectic mix of scholarly contributions by colleagues and by some of their most recent students who now occupy positions in universities worldwide. The eleven articles in the volume dedicated to Carole Hillenbrand include research on a range of topics, including the elusive Fatimid caliph al-Zafir, a crusader raid on Mecca, and the Persian bureaucrat Mirza Saleh Shirazis history of England. In Robert Hillenbrand's volume, the thirteen articles include studies of a rare eighth-century metal dish with Nilotic scenes, Chinese Qurans, the process of image-making in both theory and practice, and a shrine in Mosul destroyed by ISIS. Collected essays honoring the work of British professors Carole and Robert Hillenbrand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…