HUNTING AS PRACTISED IN ARAB COUNTRIES OF THE MIDDLE AGES, ...

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£200 - £400

HUNTING
AS PRACTISED IN ARAB COUNTRIES OF THE MIDDLE AGES, BY ZAKY M. HASSAN, CURATOR OF THE MUSEUM OF ARAB ART, CAIRO, GOVERNMENT PRESS, BULAQ, 1937
First edition, study of mediaeval Arab hunting methods, 15 (5) pages, 11 plates, in its original blue cover, bound in navy leather, the spine with compartments with gilt separators, ex-libris “The library of Gregory Bilotto - Hagia Sophia”, mentioned in Robert Hillenbrand’s book “Image and Meaning in Islamic Art” on page 229, noting it as a significant study on the relationship between representations of hunting scenes and their practical and social functions in Arab countries during the Middle Ages

186 grams
19.5 x 13.5cm