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• Title:Islamic arts and crafts : an anthology / Marcus Milwright.
  
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• Author/Creator:Milwright, Marcus, author.
  
• Published/Created:Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
  ©2017
  

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  • Location:MAA LIBRARY (IKB) stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: N72.S6 M56 2017
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Islamic art--History--Sources.
  Handicraft--Islamic countries--History--Sources.
  
• Description:xii, 260 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
  
• Summary:"Islamic art is justly famed for its technological sophistication, varied approaches to ornament, and innovative employment of the written word. But what do we know about the skilled artisans who spent their lives designing and creating the paintings, objects and buildings that are so admired today? This anthology of written sources (dating from the seventh to the twentieth centuries) explores numerous aspects of the crafts of the Middle East from the processing of raw materials to the manufacture of finished artefacts. You will learn about: the legal and ethical dimensions of the arts and crafts, the organisation of labour in urban and rural contexts, the everyday lives of artisans, the gendered dimensions of making things, and the impact of industrialisation upon traditional methods of manufacture. Each chapter begins with an introduction providing a wider context for the primary sources. There are also suggestions for further reading."-- Publisher's website.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-253) and index.
  
• ISBN:9781474409193 (paperback)
  1474409199 (paperback)
  9781474409162 (hardback)
  1474409164 (hardback)
  
• Contents:pt. 1 FOUNDATIONS
  1. Theoretical formulations
  pt. 2 HUMAN DIMENSIONS
  2. The organisation of labour
  3. Rituals, songs and poems
  4. Biographical information
  5. The lives of artisans and artists
  pt. 3 RESOURCES
  6. Raw materials I: minerals
  7. Raw materials II: plants
  8. Raw materials III: animals
  9. Mining and metal preparation
  10. City descriptions
  pt. 4 INORGANIC MEDIA
  11. Copper
  12. Iron and steel
  13. Other metals: gold, silver and tin
  14. Pottery
  15. Glass
  pt. 5 ORGANIC MEDIA
  16. Wood
  17. Basketry and matting
  18. Leather
  19. Spinning, bleaching and dyeing
  20. Weaving
  21. Rugs, carpets and felt
  pt. 6 WRITING AND PAINTING
  22. Papyrus and paper
  23. Calligraphy
  24. Painting
  pt. 7 ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING
  25. Building techniques
  26. Vaulting and architectural decoration
  27. Engineering
  pt. 8 ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS
  28. Recycling and repair
  29. Crafts in an age of competition and change.