How Long to Read Islamic Arms and Armor in The Metropolitan Museum of Art

How Long Does it Take to Read Islamic Arms and Armor in The Metropolitan Museum of Art?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 50 minutes to read Islamic Arms and Armor in The Metropolitan Museum of Art by David G. Alexander

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Description

Armor and weaponry were central to Islamic culture not only as a means of conquest and the spread of the faith, but also as symbols of status, wealth, and power. The finest arms were made by master craftsmen working with the leading designers, goldsmiths, and jewelers, whose work transformed utilitarian military equipment into courtly works of art. This book reveals the diversity and artistic quality of one of the most important and encyclopedic collections of its kind in the West. The Metropolitan Museum's holdings span ten centuries and include representative pieces from almost every Islamic culture from Spain to the Caucasus. The collection includes rare early works, among them the oldest documented Islamic sword, and is rich in helmets and body armor, decorated with calligraphy and arabesques, that were worn in Iran and Anatolia in the late fifteenth century. Other masterpieces include a jeweled short sword (yatagan) with a blade of "watered" steel that comes from the court of Süleyman the Magnificent, a seventeenth-century gold-inlaid armor associated with Shah Jahan, and two gold-inlaid flintlock firearms belonging to the guard of Tipu Sultan of Mysore. Presenting 126 objects, each handsomely photographed and richly documented with a detailed description and discussion of its technical, historical, and artistic importance, this overview of the Met's holdings is supplemented by an introductory essay on the formation of the collection, and appendixes on iconography and on Turkman-style armor.

How long is Islamic Arms and Armor in The Metropolitan Museum of Art?

Islamic Arms and Armor in The Metropolitan Museum of Art by David G. Alexander is 350 pages long, and a total of 87,500 words.

This makes it 118% the length of the average book. It also has 107% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Islamic Arms and Armor in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 58 minutes to read Islamic Arms and Armor in The Metropolitan Museum of Art aloud.

What Reading Level is Islamic Arms and Armor in The Metropolitan Museum of Art?

Islamic Arms and Armor in The Metropolitan Museum of Art is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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