Emilie Savage-Smith

Tim Stanley

Francis Maddison

Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art

Ralph H. Pinder-Wilson

The Nasser D. Khalili Collection contains an enormous number of historically important objects relating to the fields of Islamic science in astrology, astronomy, medicine, and magic. This volume brings all these subjects together, and provides fascinating insight into the traditions and innovations of scholars and scientists in Islamic cultures. An intriguing and beautiful array of instruments and artefacts are presented here, accompanied by complete descriptions and authoritative essays.

Science, Tools & Magic: Body and spirit, mapping the universe

Science, Tools & Magic

Willem Dirk Hackmann

Anthony John Turner

This is a collection of 19 papers by well-known academics in their field, on numerous scientific instruments, from all parts of the world and through many historical periods. They are presented in honour of Francis Maddison, Curator of the Museum of History of Science, Oxford.

Essays Presented to Francis Maddison

Learning, Language, and Invention

Miguel León-Portilla

Martin Kemp

National Gallery of Art (U.S.)

Jonathan Brown

Michael D. Coe

Stuart Cary Welch

J. H. Elliott

Richard Kagan

Giulio Carlo Argan

David Woodward

Craig Morris

Irving Rouse

Luís de Albuquerque

Martin Collcutt

Jean Michel Massing

J. J. Martín González

Ezio Bassani

J. Michael Rogers

Julian Raby

Sherman E. Lee

Gari Ledyard

F. W. Mote

José Juan Arrom

James E. Brown

Warwick Bray

Surveys the art of the Age of Exploration in Europe, the Far East, and the Americas

Art in the Age of Exploration

Circa 1492

Francis Maddison

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