Doris Behrens-Abouseif is Professor Emerita at SOAS, University of London, and previously Nasser D. Khalili Chair of Islamic Art and Archaeology at SOAS.
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
