Islamic book art

Grohmann, Adolf / Arnold, Thomas W. Denkmäler islamischer Buchkunst.

€ 1.500,00

First edition. Unnumbered copy of the German edition of this meticulously produced standard work on Islamic book art, of which 375 numbered copies were issued. Part one by Adolf Grohmann, based on the famous collection of Archduke Rainer (today in the Austrian National Library), covers the early Islamic period from the 7th to the 12th century. Part two by Thomas W. Arnold covers the 13th to the 18th century, arranged by regions.

Occasional slight brownstaining and foxing to lower edge; spine insignificantly scuffed. Altogether a fine copy. The English edition, published simultaneously with the German, was sold for £2,600 at Sotheby's (Oct 14, 1999, lot 53: Burrell copy).