IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012

ISLAMIC ARTSBy Tercan Yılmaz, translated by Tahsin Ömer TahaoğluEdited by Ahmad Mohammed IssaIntroduction by Ekmeleddin İhsanoğluİstanbul, 1993 (in Arabic)(Islamic Arts Series: 7)ISBN 92-9063-102-8This book describes the collection of 55 locks and keys ofthe Holy Ka’ba preserved at Topkapı Museum in İstanbul.The book consists of two parts. The first part givesinformation on the history of the collection, the shape andthe mechanism of the locks and keys, the materials used inmanufacturing, the manufacturer, if known, the motifs andinscriptions carved on the locks. The second part describeseach of the locks and keys, in chronological order accordingto the Abbasid, Mamluk, and Ottoman periods.Price: US$ 40 (including post)54 IRCICA PUBLICATIONS 1980-2012