A collection of studies by Ralph Pinder-Wilson on Islamic art, focusing on decorative arts like pottery, bronze, jade and glass. It covers early Islamic glass, lustre ware, Norman Sicilian ivories, Persian bronzes, Mughal India, Afghan art. It includes papers on Islamic constellations and the evolution of Persian gardens' influence on visual arts.

Preface The Illuminations in the Cairo Moshe b.-Asher Codex of the Prophets A Persian Translation of the Mahabharata: a Note on the Miniatures Persian Painting of the Fifteenth Century An illustrated Mughal Manuscript from Ahmadabad Three illustrated Manuscripts of the Mughal Period Tughras of Suleyman the Magnificent The Minaret of Mas'ud III at Ghazni Le Mihrab décoré de Darra-i-Shakh A Persian jade Cup An inscribed jade Cup from Samarqand: Glass in China during the T'ang Period Cut glass Vessels from Mesopotamia Two drinking Flasks from Asia An early Fatimid Bowl decorated in Lustre A lustre relief Dish of the early Islamic Period An ivory Casket from Norman Sicily The Reliquary of St. Petroc and the Ivories of Norman Sicily A silver Ladle and Amulet Case An Islamic Ewer in Sasanian Style Two Persian bronze Buckets A Persian bronze Mortar of the Mongol Period The Persian Garden: Bagh and Chahar Bagh The Malcolm Celestial Globe Additional Notes Index