Topkapi Manuscripts, 1st ed.

by J.M. Rogers, ed

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First edition

The Topkapi Manuscripts is for students and devotees of Islam. This volume offers a scholarly description and analysis of a priceless collection of historic texts housed in the Topkapi Palace Museum Library in Instanbul, Turkey. The library preserves over 18,000 Islamic, Ottoman, Persian, and Byzantine manuscripts, including rare imperial albums, illustrated Persian romances, and ancient scriptures. This volume on manuscripts is one in a series that focus on the diverse holdings of the Topkapi Library. This is a single volume. It is rare to find it apart from the large, expensive sets in the series. The volume is organized into 13 chapters that address the Topkapi Library itself as well as early libraries in Islam, followed by manuscripts and illustrated manuscripts from the Mongols to Westernization, including the Timurids, China, Uzbecks, Ottomans, up to the 17th and 18th centuries. Each chapter discusses the topic of Islam in these times and places, then provides stunning color photographs of the manuscripts and their illustrations. This is a work of scholarship and a remarkable piece of publishing under the aegis of The New York Graphic Society. This first edition, published in 1986, is in immaculate condition with absolutely no signs of aging whatsoever. The book fits snugly inside a perfect slipcase. The condition and lack of any sign of age is simply astonishing. The volume measures 12.5" x 9" x 1.5" and weighs 4.1 lbs. Buyer is responsible for shipping costs. Shipping

• Publisher: Little Brown Company
• Year: 1986
• Condition: Fine

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