Furusiyya (Horsemanship) TWO VOLUMES.

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Volume I: The Horse in the Art of the Near East 244 pp. profusely illustrated in colour & b/w illustrations, biblio./ Volume II: 288 pp profusely illustrated in colour & b/w illustrations; biblio. Index; publisher's original wrappers; Set in Mint Condition. New. _x000d_ An illustrated and well documented studies on the horse in general, the Arab horse and its relation to Arab history in particular. The work depict illustrations of the earliest representations of horses and chariots from the ancient city of Ur in Mesopotamia. Other earliest pieces include texts on horse care from the Hittite and Assyrian period; together with sculptures and representations of chariots from dynastic Egypt, bronzes from Luristan. Horses saddles dating from 500 B. C. are also discussed, together with samples from the Byzantine period, Central Asia, Benin and pre-islamic Arabia. A large section of the work discusses the theme of horsemanship in Islamic culture, and how Muslim artists depict horses in their illustrated manuscripts. Many objects from museums across the world are illustrated in this extensive work.