| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 260 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-253) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1 FOUNDATIONS -- 1. Theoretical formulations -- pt. 2 HUMAN DIMENSIONS -- 2. Organisation of labour -- 3. Rituals, songs and poems -- 4. Biographical information -- 5. 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Islamic art -- History -- Sources.
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Islamic art. |
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History. |
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Handicraft -- Islamic countries -- History -- Sources.
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Handicraft. |
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Islamic countries. |
| Genre/Form |
Sources.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Milwright, Marcus. Islamic arts and crafts. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2017] 9781474409193 (OCoLC)976439201 |
| ISBN |
9781474409179 (electronic book) |
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1474409172 (electronic book) |
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9781474409186 |
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1474409180 |
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9781474409193 |
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1474409199 |
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9781474409162 |
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1474409164 |
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