Museum of Islamic Art, Doha, Qatar

Munich: Prestel, 2008. Luxury Presentation Edition. Slipcased. Mocha silk/boards with gilt cover lettering in Arabic and English. 227 pp. full of color illustrations, including 3 gatefolds. Cream silk place-holder ribbon attached. Housed in substantial clamshell box with ivory silk covers/boards and black paper/molded inner box. NF. Item #148508

English edition. With a preface and appendix. The main sections cover the architecture of the museum; the collection housed in the museum, with thorough annotations of each item; and information/views of the exhibition spaces, designed by Jean-Michel Wilmotte and I.M. Pei. Stunning photographs of both the museum itself and the works in the collection. Published on the occasion of the inauguration of the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha/Qatar, 2008. The ceremony guests were presented with the de luxe box edition. A beautifully-presented catalogue.

Price: $500.00

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