Weber, Stefan <br/><br/>
Early capitals of islamic culture :  the artistic legacy of Umayyad Damascus and Abbasid Baghdad (650–950) 
 Awasem al-saqafat al-islamia al-awal 
by Stefan Weber, Ulrike al-Khamis 
 - Berlin :  Hirmer,  2013. 
 - 72 p. :  chiefly color illustrations + color pictures ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Note : English-Arabic edition 
<br/><br/> In this book, illustrations of rare archaeological artefacts and selected masterpieces from the very first centuries of Islam are used to chart the development of the religious culture forward into times of bold innovation. Additional illustrations of ancient aesthetic forms and practices also demonstrate their origins in pre-Islamic cultures. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783777422442 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islamic culture<br/>Islamic culture--human history<br/>Early Islamic Art--Meuseum<br/>Islamic artefacts