Author: Museum voor Volkenkunde (Rotterdam, Netherlands).
Title: Dreaming of paradise : Islamic art from the collection of the Museum of Ethnology, Rotterdam.
Description: [Rotterdam] : Martial & Snoeck, [1993] Orig. cloth binding. Dustjacket. 221 pp. : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm Mailorder only - Alleen verzending mogelijk. Book condition : very good. - Contents : Foreword / H. Reedijk -- Nature and composition of the Islamic Collection / A. F. Ros -- Unification of the Arab Empire / A. F. Ros -- Calligraphy: the writing of script / A. Ghani Alani -- Persian star tile with lustre decoration / J. T. P. De Bruijn -- Islamic mysticism / B. Radtke -- Ottoman Silsilah-nameh / J. Schmidt -- Turkish religious miniatures and album leaves / B. H. Flemming -- Two examples of Mogul art / P. C. M. Lunsingh Scheurleer -- Dreaming of the future / A. F. Ros -- Persian textiles / L. G. G. Pollet -- Dish full of magic / M. L. Willemsen -- Goncuk / M. E. Roos -- Zar-amulets / R. Kruk -- Veiled virgins, beautiful brides / M. Buitelaar -- Between two worlds: a bride in the Siwa Oasis / W. J. M. Sijben -- Lacquerwork from Iran / S. Motamed -- Trading in dreams / G. F. Van De Wijngaart. ISBN 9789053491010.

Keywords: ART, islamic art