Science, tools & magic.
Contributors: Maddison, Francis.; Savage-Smith, Emilie.; Pinder-Wilson, Ralph H.; Stanley, Tim.
Series: Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art ;; v. 12
Publisher: The Nour Foundation in association with Azimuth Editions and Oxford University Press; Oxford University Press
Published: 1997
Place of publication: [London]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 440
Subjects: Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art -- Catalogs; Art, Islamic -- Catalogs; Islam and science; Scientific apparatus and instruments -- Catalogs; Magic, Islamic; Islamic antiquities -- Catalogs
Genres: Catalogs.
Other titles: Science, tools and magic
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 423-435) and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. Body and spirit, mapping the universe / by Francis Maddison and Emilie Savage-Smith; title: pt. 2. Mundane worlds / by Emilie Savage-Smith, with contributions from Francis Maddison, Ralph Pinder-Wilson and Tim Stanley.