| Location |
MAIN |
| Item Call Number |
N 7260 .A7 2013 |
| Copynumber |
1 |
| Status |
Available |
| Barcode |
17105 |
| International Standard Book Number |
- International Standard Book Number - 9780500517024
- International Standard Book Number - 0500517029
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| Library Of Congress Call Number |
- Classification number - N 7260
- Item number - .A7 2013
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| Dewey Decimal Classification Number |
- Classification number - 700.961
- Edition number - 23
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| Title Statement |
- Title - Arts & crafts of the Islamic lands :
- Remainder of title - principles, materials, practice /
- Statement of responsibility, etc - edited by Khaled Azzam ; educational coordinator, Ririko Suzuki.
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| Varying Form Of Title |
- Title proper/short title - Arts and crafts of the Islamic lands
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| Publication, Distribution, Etc. (imprint) |
- Place of publication, distribution, etc - London :
- Name of publisher, distributor, etc - Thames & Hudson,
- Date of publication, distribution, etc - c2013
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| Physical Description |
- Extent - 288 pages :
- Other physical details - color illustrations ;
- Dimensions - 26 cm
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| Bibliography, Etc. Note |
- Bibliography, etc - Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-275) and index.
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| Formatted Contents Note |
- Miscellaneous information - Part 3.
- Title - Glassmaking /
- Statement of responsibility - Martin Birk Moller.
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| Summary, Etc. |
- Summary, etc - Based on decades of research and expertise, and written by tutors at The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, one of the world's leading schools for the study of the traditional crafts of the East and West, this book provides unparalleled access to a glorious range of techniques, methods, materials and skills. The first chapter explores the fundamental principles of Islamic arts and crafts: geometry, islimi and calligraphy. The second introduces widely used materials and tools, while the third provides illustrated step-by-step guides to the crafting of artefacts and artworks, including Kufic calligraphy, plaster carving, miniature painting, parquetry, ceramics, mosaics and glassblowing. The history and significance of the techniques and materials used are also explained, accompanied by numerous illustrations of masterworks found throughout the Islamic world.
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| Subject Topical Term |
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Islam and art.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Islamic art.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Handicraft
- Geographic subdivision - Islamic countries.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Islamic miniature painting.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Calligraphy, Arabic.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Islamic decoration and ornament.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Geometry in art.
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Handicraft.
- Source of heading or term - fast
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Islam and art.
- Source of heading or term - fast
- Topical term or geographic name as entry element - Islamic art.
- Source of heading or term - fast
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| Subject Geographic Name |
- Geographic name - Islamic countries.
- Source of heading or term - fast
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| Personal Name |
- Personal name - Azzam, Khaled,
- Relator term - editor.
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