The Traditional Crafts of Egypt

Herausgeber: El-Batraoui, Menha / Übersetzer: Shawkat, Nabil; McClure, Mandy

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Produktbeschreibung

A colourful kaleidoscope of the handcrafts created by Egyptian artisans in jewellery, glass, wood, fabric and stone.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: American University in Cairo Press
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 216mm x 35mm
• Gewicht: 1535g
• ISBN-13: 9789774167539
• ISBN-10: 9774167538
• Artikelnr.: 43958941

Autorenporträt

Menha el-Batraoui is a theater critic and architectural journalist based in Egypt. She holds a degree in French literature from Cairo University and is the translator from Arabic of La crise de la société rurale en Egypte: La fin du fellah? by Habib Ayeb.

Inhaltsangabe

Forward
Introduction
Chapter 1 Pottery
Chapter 2 Leather
Chapter 3 Glass
Chapter 4 Arabic Calligraphy
Chapter 5 Brass
Chapter 6 Wood
Chapter 7 Weaving
Chapter 8 Kilims and Carpets
Chapter 9 Jewelry
Chapter 10 Papyrus and Palm Branch
Chapter 11 Stone
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