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Marks, Henry. Byzantine Cuisine.

by Marks, Henry.

$ 47.00

Marks, Henry. Byzantine Cuisine. 2021 Brand new Comb-bound softcover. Unused Octavo @460 pp Reprint of 2002 edition

” Drawing on many sources, Marks gives us a look at the types of food consumed in the Empire and the herbs and spices used for seasoning, the cooking methods used, the customs and behavior to be maintained during a meal, and the types of cutlery, dishware, serving pieces, and furniture commonly in use.”

by Phillips, Jonathan.

$ 27.00

Phillips, Jonathan. The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin. Yale University Press 2019 Hardcover in DJ Like New/Like New Unused Octavo 478 pp

“When Saladin recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187, returning the Holy City to Islamic rule for the first time in almost ninety years, he sent shockwaves throughout Christian Europe and the Muslim Near East that reverberate today.

It was the culmination of a supremely exciting life, fraught with challenges and contradictions but blessed occasionally with marvellous good fortune. Born into a significant Kurdish family in northern Iraq, Saladin shot to power in faraway Egypt thanks to the tutelage of his uncle. Over two decades, this warrior and diplomat fought under the banner of jihad, but at the same time worked tirelessly to build an immense dynastic empire that stretched from North Africa to Western Iraq. Gathering together a turbulent and diverse coalition he was able to capture Jerusalem, only to trigger the Third Crusade and face his greatest adversary, King Richard the Lionheart.” GoodReads

by David A. King.

$ 20.00

David A. King. Mathematical Astronomy in Medieval Yemen. Undena Publications. 1983. Soft cover/like new. Quarto. 98pp.

by David A. King

$ 30.00

David A. King. A Survey of the Scientific Manuscripts in the Egyptian National Library. Eisenbrauns. 1986. Soft cover/like new. Quarto. 331pp.

by Clara Schmidt.

$ 12.00

Clara Schmidt. Japanese Ornament. L’Aventurine. 2007. Soft cover/like new. Octavo. 126pp.

by L.A. Mayer.

$ 40.00

L.A. Mayer. Saracenic Heraldry. Oxford 1999. Hardcover in DJ. Very Good/ Very Good Unused Small quarto. 302 pp plus 72 plates. Reprint from 1933 edition.

by Frank Frick

$ 15.00

Frank Frick. Iron Age Cultic . Tell Taannek 1963-68 IV/2 Palestinian Institute of Archaeology Excavations and Surveys. Birzeit University 2000. Softcover. Very Good Unused Quarto 352 pp

by Rocco Rante & Annabelle Collinet.

$ 35.00

Rocco Rante & Annabelle Collinet. Nishapur Revisited- Stratigraphy and Ceramics of the Qohandez. Oxbow Books. 2013. Hard cover. Like new. Illustrated cover with black and white lettering. Quarto. 212pp.

by David Whitehouse

$ 110.00

David Whitehouse. Islamic Glass in The Corning Museum of Glass, Volumes I and II. Hudson Hills Press. 2010. Hard cover. Very good with dust jacket. DJ, very good/unused. Quarto. Vol. I 430 pp. Vol. II 333pp.
These two handsomely illustrated volumes, present the Islamic collection of glassware from the Corning Museum of Glass. This collection is “the largest and richest collection of early Islamic glass in the United States.” The collection highlights glassware from the 8th through 19th centuries.

by Arnold T Wilson

$ 25.00

Arnold T Wilson. A Bibliography of Persia. Martino Press no date @ 2000. Blue cloth hardcover with gold gilt lettering. Good, sl soiling to cover. Octavo 253 pp

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