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RARE catalog of 225 Islamic seals and talismans from the collection of Ashmolean Museum in Oxford (130 seals, one bull and 94 talismans). All texts of the seals and talismans in the original Arabic are given and an English translation together with description and catalog details. 275x220mm. 120 pages [+2] & 12 pages with b&w plates. Dark-blue cloth Hardcover with illustrated dust-jacket. Gilt lettering on spine. Jacket slightly faded and rubbed. Jacket edges and corners wrinkled. Cover bottom corners and spine edges bumped. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare catalog of an important collection of Islamic seals and talismans, compiled by one of the leading authorities on Arabic and Persian epigraphy, is in good condition.