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the launch of the Muslim hijiri calendar, the inauguration of a new era and the flowering of a new art, one absent the human figure. Calligraphy is perhaps the sine qua non of Islamic art, in all its beauteous imbroglio and in every possible rich material. Tombstones in the holy cities of Mecca and Medina were carved with quotes from the Quran; manuscripts of ink and gold on vellum are astonishing in their opulence. Roads to Arabia is many things, a tool for serious scholars, and for everyday readers a window, both mysterious and elucidating, on a world as new to us as it is ancient. H Roads of Arabia Exhibition companion tome available from the Smithsonian Museum Store Ladle HYLAND

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