1988 Jeweler's Eye-Islamic Arts Vever Collection 2 volumes 1st Edition. 2009 Vir

Description: 1988 Jeweler's Eye-Islamic Arts Vever Collection 2 volumes 1st Edition. 2009 Virginia Travel Guide. 1. Jeweler's Eye-Islamic Arts & Annotated Illustrated Checklist from Vever Collection 2 Volumes Glenn D. Lowry, Susan Nemazee (Authors) The Arthur M Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution wisely purchased this excellent collection of Islamic Art. This sumptuous volume, based on an exhibit at the Smithsonian's new Sackler Gallery, perceptively describes the Islamic art holdings of the late Parisian jeweler and pioneering collector of Asian art, Henri Vever. The legendary collection of Persian and Arabic miniatures was thought lost during the Nazi occupation of France. A series of serendipitous events, dramatically told here, led to its recent discovery in New York and its subsequent acquisition by the Smithsonian. The 77 paintings, all of which were originally illustrations for Islamic manuscripts, are reproduced in brilliant color. Despite their great devotion to Asian art, Vever and his fellow collectors, illiterate in Persian and Arabic, were unable to appreciate the cultural context from which this art emerged. The authors (Lowry is a curator at the Sackler Gallery and Nemazee is a curatorial assistant) have restored the texts to their illustrations, thus returning these small masterpieces to the context from which they were torn. For both the connoisseur and the newcomer, poems, stories and scriptural references will further enhance the enjoyment of the splendid book. Henri Vever and his wife visited PreRevolutionary Russia - partly on Jewelry business. They travelled widely and visited some major Islamic sites. In 1908 the Revolution in Persia brought a number of High Quality objects onto the European market. Product Details Hardcover: Blue cloth 240 + 446 pages, illustrated Publisher: Arthur M. Sackler Gallery/UW Press, Washington (1988); First Edition Language: English Condition: Books Like New Covers of slipcase with a small wear and spotted on a back side. 2. Virginia Travel Guide Virginia is for Lovers This is not your typical guidebook, but Virginia is not your typical state. Virginia has been around for so long, as the place in America first settled by English adventurers, it is rich in historic sites, both the well known and the equally fascinating yet lesser known destinations every history traveler would find well worth a visit - if he could find them. As the guidebook says, “Some of these sites are very old, while others are of more recent vintage. Some are of national importance, while others are of local or statewide significance. Some are located on the main highways, others are on roads less traveled. Some of the historic places are, in fact, roads - and bridges, and airports, and natural wonders, and jails, and churches, and battlefields, and museums.” Many of these historic hideaways are right next door to the bigger, more heavily publicized attractions. Product Details Paperback, 249 pages, illustrated Publisher: Virginia Tourism Corporation, Richmond (2009) Language: English Condition: Good Nice to meet you. Please come back, my page updates 2-3 times a week. Please contact me with any questions or for more pictures.

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