The Orient in a Mirror
Roland Michaud
Sabrina Michaud
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| ‘A curious and clever collection of counterpoints ... a fascinating insight into the ancient and contemporary glories of the region ... provides a layered and lingering look at the grace and strength of a creed and its people’ | | – Traveller |
| ‘A delightful book ... the intelligent picture choice serves not just to give a real flavour of the East; it underlines the fact that a way of life still exists that has been going on for centuries’ | | – Amateur Photographer |
This book, widely acclaimed on first publication over twenty years ago, is now republished in a revised and expanded form, with twice as many images. It reveals the grace, wit and strength of the Muslim world and its people, and an abiding spirit of place.
The Orient in a Mirror counterpoints the brilliant colour photographs of the renowned partnership of Roland and Sabrina Michaud with exquisite reproductions of 13th- to 20th-century Arabic, Turkish, Persian and Moghul miniatures, while the accompanying photographs show the elegance of the world they depict. The two art forms enhance one another through their exotic beauty and astounding colour, providing insight into the glories of the entire region.
Extracts from the Koran, The Thousand and One Nights and the works of Muslim sages pepper the book and reinforce the connections.
Also of interest:
The World of Islam: Faith, People, Culture
Portrait of Islam
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|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500511543 | | ISBN-13 978-0500511541 | | | | 24.0 x 27.8 cm | | Hardback | | 256pp | | 160 illustrations, 160 in colour | | First published 2003 | | | | £36.00 | | | |  | | | | 
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