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Masterpieces of Islamic Book Illumination

For many centuries, fabulous manuscripts have been created throughout the Islamic world. Now, for the first time ever, some of them are partially reproduced as true-to-the-original Fine Art Facsimile Leaves. They form a unique collection, illustrating the artistry of calligraphers and book illuminators from more than ten centuries and from different cultural backgrounds in the Islamic world. Each leaf is exactly reproduced in every aspect down to the smallest detail according to the original.

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A luxury box, worked out in real leather with rich gold embossing protects the exclusively selected single leaves.

12 single leafs, exclusively selected from this edition, are available in a limited luxury edition.

The Prophet Muhammad in a Mountain Landscape with two Followers (from: Siyar-i Nabi („The Life of the Prophet“), Istanbul, around 1594-95 CE)

Riders with Lances (from: Kitāb al-maḫzūn ğāmiʿ al-funūn (“Treatise on Military Arts”), Egypt, 1470 CE)

Abū Zayd and al-Harith sailling on the Euphrates (from: Al-Maqāmāt by al-Ḥarīrī, Basra, 13th century CE)

Dedication picture (from: The Book of Theriac, around 1220-40)

Every single leaf is presented on a luxury paper passepartout. Describing texts in Arabic and English accompany each leaf, which is protected by a Luxury Presentation Map printed with foil gold.

The luxury box Masterpieces of Islamic Book Illumination complies a special selection of 12 valuable single fine art facsimile pages, collected in a leathern presentation case with gold embossing.

The luxury cassette 'Masterpieces of Islamic Book Art': A bridge between cultures, making the splendor of Islamic manuscripts authentically experienceable.

Masterpieces of Islamic Book Illumination

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