Islamic Rings and Gems: The Benjamin Zucker Collection

London: Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1987. Hardcover. Royal blue stamped buckram, color glossy dustjacket, illus. flyleaves, 551 pp., 400+ BW and 200+ color illus. VG+/VG+. Item #155815
ISBN: 0856673331

Text is in English, Arabic, and Hebrew. Catalogues 102 finger rings and 104 inscribed gems found in the collection of Benjamin Zucker. "To put the objects into clear perspective, both as works of art and artefacts, the book includes several especially commissioned articles by well-known scholars concerning the Islamic craftsman and his world: the historical importance of seals and rings in Islamic society is discussed by Ralph Pinder-Wilson; Jack Ogden describes the techniques of the goldsmith's craft; Dr Joseph Sadan examines the goldsmith's place in medieval Arabic literature while Dr Hadassa Shy contributes a glossary of goldsmithing terms in Judaeo-Arabic." (dj).

OCLC: 912560847

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