Survey of the art and archaeology of the countries later known as Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, Iraq and Elan, together with the whole of the Arabian peninsula.

"Deals with the art and cultures of three Asian centers whose history and development have been traced only in recent years. The three authors, through their research and excavations, played a significant part in disclosing the artistic achievements of these cultures, so long unknown to the rest of the world ... This is an illuminating introduction to the little-known Oriental art by the foremost specialists in Burmese, Korean and Tibetan cultures"--...