ISLAM -- ISLÂM ANSIKLOPEDISI. Islâm âlemi, cografya, ethnografya ve biyograpya lûgati. (Ed.). M.T. Houtsma, A. Ates, T. Yazici, (a.o.). Istanbul, 1940-88. 13 in 15 vols. W. many b&w plates and several fold. maps. Lge-8°. Ohcf. w. gilt lettering on spine & sides (12) & hcl. (Vols. 1, 3 & 4 bound in hcl. w. or. sides attached & or. letterpieces pasted on, discreet pencil annot. in a few vols.). -- Added: V. ÇABUK. Islam Ansiklopedisi Indeksi. Ankara, 1994. Owrps. -- (16).
Originally based on the Ecyclopedia of Islam (publ. from 1913-1938), the Islam Ansiklopedisi revised and corrected many of its articles and elaborated expansively on the Turkish contribution to Islamic tradition. - Rare as a complete set.€ 500