{"id":6928,"date":"2026-11-09T05:31:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T10:31:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/kaph-books-made-in-lebanon\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T05:31:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T10:31:19","slug":"kaph-books-made-in-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.madeinliban.com\/es\/kaph-books-made-in-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaph Books | Made in Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Art book publisher founded in Beirut, producing photography and fine art books on Arab and Middle Eastern artists.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Kaph was founded in Beirut in 2015 to publish well-made art books about artists from the Middle East. The name comes from the letter kaph found in Phoenician, Aramaic and other Semitic alphabets, which reads as &quot;palm of the hand&quot; in modern Arabic, and the house uses it as an image of an open hand. Its catalogue of around 100 titles covers photography, fine art, design and architecture, with each book produced as a collaboration with artists, institutions or curators. Titles include On Photography in Lebanon (2018), a 384-page survey of Lebanese photography edited with the Arab Image Foundation&#x27;s Cl\u00e9mence Cottard Hachem, a monograph on Fouad Elkoury&#x27;s Cinema Cairo Palace, and catalogues for regional biennales. It now has its head office in Dubai, with presence in Saudi Arabia and Lebanon.<\/p>\n<h2>Brand Information<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Brand Name<\/th>\n<td>Kaph Books<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Based In<\/th>\n<td>Beirut<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Founded<\/th>\n<td>2015<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Products<\/th>\n<td>Artist monographs, photography books, exhibition and biennale catalogues, design and architecture books, children&#x27;s book series<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Where to Buy<\/th>\n<td>Bookshops worldwide through its distribution network, museum shops such as Art Jameel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Website<\/th>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaphbooks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kaphbooks.com<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Instagram<\/th>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kaph.books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instagram.com\/kaph.books<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<td>Art book publisher founded in Beirut, producing photography and fine art books on Arab and Middle Eastern artists.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Kaph Books at a glance<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Founded in Beirut in 2015<\/li>\n<li>Catalogue of around 100 art book titles<\/li>\n<li>Published On Photography in Lebanon (2018), 384 pages<\/li>\n<li>Name comes from the Semitic letter kaph, meaning palm of the hand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<h3>What kind of books does Kaph publish?<\/h3>\n<p>Art books focused on Middle Eastern artists: photography, fine art, design, architecture and exhibition catalogues.<\/p>\n<h3>Is Kaph still connected to Lebanon?<\/h3>\n<p>It was founded in Beirut and lists Lebanon among its bases, though its head office is now in Dubai.<\/p>\n<h3>Where can I buy Kaph books?<\/h3>\n<p>Through its international distributors and museum shops; the website lists stockists under Find our books.<\/p>\n<h2>Sources and further reading<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"sources\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lespressesdureel.com\/EN\/editeur.php?id=195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaph (Les presses du r\u00e9el)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaphbooks.com\/?p=24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaph Books: About<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/image.museum\/library\/critical-resources\/on-photography-in-lebanon-various-artists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">On Photography in Lebanon (Image Museum library)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Art book publisher founded in Beirut, producing photography and fine art books on Arab and Middle Eastern artists. 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