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Islamic arms and armor in the Metropolitan Museum of Art / David G. Alexander ; with contributions by Stuart W. Pyhrr and Will Kwiatkowski.

"Armor and weaponry were central to Islamic culture not only as a means of conquest and the spread of the faith, but also as symbols of status, wealth, and power. The finest arms were made by master craftsmen working with the leading designers, goldsmiths, and jewelers, whose work transformed u...

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Main Author: Alexander, David G. (David Geoffrey) (Author)
Corporate Author: Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Department of Arms and Armor
Other Authors: Pyhrr, Stuart W. (Editor), Kwiatkowski, Will (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The Metropolitan Museum of Art, [2015]
Subjects:
Islamic weapons > Catalogs.
Islamic armor > Catalogs.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). > Department of Arms and Armor > Catalogs.
Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). > Department of Arms and Armor.
Islamic armor.
Islamic weapons.
Catalogs.

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Call Number: NK6608.9 .A44 2015
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