This volume illustrates 300 from among the most beautiful objects in The al-Sabah collection and, for those exploring the Islamic world for the first time, describes its culture and art on a chronological (from the early days to the great sixteenth-century empires) and thematic basis (calligraphy, geometric decoration, arabesques and figurative art). Lastly, there is a section dedicated to jewels, for which the collection is renowned worldwide.