Présentation

The Islamic collection of over 20,000 items is being presented in an important 27-volume series, of which 17 are now published, and when completed will form a unique survey of the field to date.

The entire Islamic publication is being edited by Dr Julian Raby, previously a lecturer at Oxford University and currently Director of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Under Khalili’s leadership, the most eminent academics in each field from major museums and institutions around the world have been commissioned to write the volumes. Among them are Professor Michael Rogers, former Curator of the Islamic Department at the British Museum, London, first holder of The Khalili Chair of Islamic Art at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, and currently the Honorary Curator of the Khalili Collection. Professor Rogers is also one of the four scholars of Islamic art who are members of The British Academy.

Parmi les 27 tomes, les quatre premiers concernent le Coran :

– Vol I The Abbasid Tradition (Qur’ans of the 8th to 10th Centuries AD), 1992
– Vol II The Master Scribes (Qur’ans of the 11th to 14th Centuries AD), 1992
– Vol III After Timur (Qur’ans of the 15th and 16th Centuries), 1992
– Vol IV The Decorated. Word Part One (Qur’ans of the 17th to 19th Centuries), 1998 & Part Two (to be published)

(Source : The Khalili Collection)