Lasting Impressions: Seals from the Islamic World
Islamic seals were the namecards of their day. Often, these seals conveyed much more than was written or perhaps intended: a seal inscribed with the owner’s name and a pious phrase might reveal when and where that person lived, their social status, and their religious beliefs. Presented in this book are over 300 Islamic seals, dating from the earliest days of Islam through the modern era. Masterworks in miniature, each of these seals leaves lasting impressions of the people who commissioned and used them.
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Islamic seals were the namecards of their day. Often, these seals conveyed much more than was written or perhaps intended: a seal inscribed with the owner’s name and a pious phrase might reveal when and where that person lived, their social status, and their religious beliefs. Presented in this book are over 300 Islamic seals, dating from the earliest days of Islam through the modern era. Masterworks in miniature, each of these seals leaves lasting impressions of the people who commissioned and used them.
Publisher: Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia
Hardback
2012
ISBN: 9789834469696
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