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Siculo-Arabic Ivories and Islamic Painting 1100-1300. RÃmische Forschungen der Bibliotheca Hertziana. XXXVI
Knipp, David (ed.): Siculo-Arabic Ivories and Islamic Painting 1100-1300. Munich: 2012. Series: RÃmische Forschungen der Bibliotheca Hertziana. XXXVI. 338pp., with 47 colour and 224 monochrome illustrations. Hardback. 31 x 23.5cms. The first comprehensive study of painted ivory boxes from Norman Sicily since 1939. Combining Christian and secular imagery, they display both Byzantine and Islamic influences, the majority of examples dating to between 1130 and 1230. Includes a descriptive catalogue of a 2007 exhibition of Siculo-Arabic ivories in Berlin.
The first comprehensive study of painted ivory boxes from Norman Sicily since 1939. Combining Christian and secular imagery, they display both Byzantine and Islamic influences, the majority of examples dating to between 1130 and 1230. Includes a descriptive catalogue of a 2007 exhibition of Siculo-Arabic ivories in Berlin.
