Doris Behrens-Abouseif is Professor Emerita at SOAS, University of London, and previously Nasser D. Khalili Chair of Islamic Art and Archaeology at SOAS. Her many publications encompass a wide range of subjects of socio-cultural and art historical interest with a focus on Egypt and Syria from Late Antiquity and the early Islamic period to the 19th century, covering architecture, urbanism, material culture and the decorative arts.
Foreword by Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah . Acknowledgements . 1.
The Legacy of Late Antiquity (4th to 8th centuries . 2. Before Mosul:
Metalwork in the Mediterranean World (7th to 12th centuries) . 3. The Rise
of Nobility in Metalware (12th to 13th centuries) . 4. The Formation of a
Mamluk Style in the Bahri Period (1250-1380s): The Transitional Style; The
Epigraphic Style; Engraved Vessels . 5. The Predominance of Engraving in
the Circassian Era (1380s-1517): Continuity and New Production; Late Mamluk
Refinement . 6. The Export Style (late 15th to early 16th century): The
Arabesque Group of Export Ware; The Knot-Work Group of Export Ware . 7.
Metalwork from Yemen (14th to 16th centuries) . 8. Post-Mamluk, Neo-Mamluk
and Ottoman Metalware (1517-1900s): Post-Mamluk and Neo-Mamluk Wares;
Ottoman and Ottoman Fusion . 9. Zoomorphic Finials and Fittings
