TY  - BOOK
AU  - Barakat, Heba
TI  - Beyond boundaries : tents of the Islamic world
SN  - 978408451X
U1  - 728.79 
CY  - Malaysia
PB  - Islamic Arts Museum 
KW  -  
N1  - CONTENTS
Message from H. E. Juergen A. R. Staks, Ambassador of Germany to Malaysia         4
Message from Prof. Dr. Wulf Kopke,
Director of the Museum fur Volkerkunde Hamburg        5
Message from Syed Mohamad Albukhary, 
Director of the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia         7
Introduction         10
The Arabian Peninsula     14
North Arabian Bedouin Tents      23
An Egyptian Ceremonial Tent       33
The Central Asian Steppe           61
Royal tents : An Over view of Iran, Turkey & Moghul India       77
Tent Furnishings         103
Conclusion        116
Bibliography      125
List of Sketches and Figgures       129
Special Thanks to our Sponsors         133
ER  -