Omanskaia imperiia: Aziia i Afrika (Omani Empire: Asia and Africa)

St. Petersburg: Herm, 2023. Sewn pb. The maritime empire of Oman vied with the Portuguese in the seventeenth century, and continured to flourish in the eighteenth and nineteenth. Published in this catalogue of an exhibition at the Hermitage are arms, orders and awards, costume and jewelry, and books (for ex., code of laws, the Koran) come from the National Museum pf the Oman Sultan. The show a high level of artistry and come from regions of the Omani empire (17th – 19th centuries) in East Africa, the Arabian peninsula, and South Asia. A throne from present-day Kenya, jewelry and arms from the Middle East and the Caucasus suggest the range of traditions and styles. 92 p., 25 x 22 cm, approx. 50 color illus., Rus. with title page and summary in ENGLISH. Item #4947
ISBN: 9785907653399

Run: 500.

Price: $46.00