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Islamic Arts and Crafts: An Anthology

Islamic Arts and Crafts: An Anthology


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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.



Table of Contents:
List of FiguresAcknowledgementsNotes for the ReaderImage and Text AcknowledgementsIntroduction Part 1: Foundations1. Theoretical Formulations Part 2: Human Dimensions2. The Organisation of Labour3. Rituals, Songs and Poems4. Biographical Information5. The Lives of Artisans and Artists Part 3: Resources6. Raw Materials I: minerals7. Raw Materials II: plants8. Raw Materials III: animals9. Mining and Metal Preparation10. City Descriptions Part 4: Inorganic Media11. Copper12. Iron and Steel13. Other Metals: Gold, Silver and Tin14. Pottery15. Glass Part 5: Organic Media16. Wood17. Basketry and Matting18. Leather19. Spinning, Bleaching and Dyeing20. Weaving21. Rugs, Carpets and Felt Part 6: Writing and Painting22. Papyrus and Paper23. Calligraphy24. Painting Part 7: Architecture and Engineering25. Building Techniques26. Vaulting and Architectural Decoration27. Engineering Part 8: Economic Considerations28. Recycling and Repair29. Crafts in an Age of Competition and Change GlossaryNames of Craft Activities in Arabic and PersianBibliographyIndex

About the Author :
Marcus Milwright is Professor of Islamic Art and Archaeology in the Department of Art History and Visual Studies at the University of Victoria, B.C., Canada. He is the author of The Fortress of the Raven: Karak in the Middle Islamic Period (2008), An Introduction to Islamic Archaeology (EUP, 2010) and The Dome of the Rock and it Umayyad Mosaic Inscriptions (EUP, 2016).

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Marcus Milwright’s Islamic Arts and Crafts: An Anthology illustrates his mastery of written sources as well as the diverse materials, processes, and objects they discuss. With substantial scholarly apparatus in the form of notes, bibliography, index, and appendix, it will help shape the growing field of Islamic material culture as well as that of Islamic art.' Marcus Milwright’s comprehensive book brings a welcome renewed focus on diverse artisans, techniques, and materials of Islamic arts. Scholars and students alike will benefit from the thoughtful introductory essays and a rich array of primary sources representing a vast chronological and geographic scope, which illuminates key issues in the field today.'


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781474409162
  • Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
  • Publisher Imprint: Edinburgh University Press
  • Height: 244 mm
  • No of Pages: 272
  • Returnable: Y
  • Width: 172 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1474409164
  • Publisher Date: 21 Feb 2017
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: An Anthology


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