This large “coffee table” book includes than 250 gorgeous color photographs of Arabian horses around the world by the famous father/son photographers Rik van Lent Sr. and Jr. Its beauty appeals to anyone who admires beautiful photographs of lovely Arabian horses.

Unlike most coffee table books about Arabian horses, however, this book also includes an authoritative text by Peter Upton. Upton is the former president of the Arab Horse Society of Great Britain, as well as a talented artist, international Arabian horse judge, and expert on the breed. In this book, he explores the breed’s ancient origins, its importance in the Islamic world, and the growing international interest in Arabians that began in the 17th century and continues today.

Edited by Hossein Amirsadeghi. Foreword by H. H. Shiekh Zayed bin-Sultan al Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates. Hard cover, published 1999, 256 pages.