Published in conjunction with a British Museum exhibition, this book presents essays discussing the horse--in the ancient Near East, the Islamic world, Arabia, and modern Britain--along with selections from the British Museum. With the expansive collections of the British Museum before them, curators Curtis and Tallis explain that they decided to focus on the Arabian horse as a means of narrowing the range of choices connected with horses. The presentation is in a 10x10.5" format, with elegantly designed pages and generous-size illustrations. Distribution in the US is by Ashgate. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)