Title The oliphant : Islamic objects in historical context / by Avinoam Shalem.

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Description	1 online resource (xvii, 157 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; v. 54
	Islamic history and civilization ; v. 54. 0929-2403
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-151) and index.
Contents	Prologue -- State of research -- Ivory-the substance -- Cutting and carving-the making of oilphants -- Stylistic classification -- Function and meaning -- Oilphants in church treasuries.
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Subject	Oliphant.
	Oliphant.
	Decorative arts, Fatimid -- Influence.
	Decorative arts, Fatimid.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Other Form:	Print version: Shalem, Avinoam. Oliphant. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004 (DLC) 2004045784
ISBN	9781429427494 (electronic book)
	1429427493 (electronic book)
	9789004137943 (acid-free paper)
	9004137947 (acid-free paper)
	9004137947 (acid-free paper)