The traditional crafts of Egypt / edited by Menha el-Batraoui ; foreword by Galal Amin [translated b...
The traditional crafts of Egypt / edited by Menha el-Batraoui ; foreword by Galal Amin [translated b...
The traditional crafts of Egypt / edited by Menha el-Batraoui ; foreword by Galal Amin [translated by Nabil Shawkat and Mandy McClure].
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Publisher
Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2016.
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G 2016/2487
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Language
English
Arabic
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Physical content
314 pages : colour illustrations ; 22 x 25 cm.
Content type
still image
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Pottery -- Leather -- Glass -- Caligraphy -- Brass -- Wood -- Textiles -- Carpets -- Jewelry -- Papyrus and palm -- Stone.
Publication information
Publisher
Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2016.
Date Published
2016.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Many traditional crafts practiced in contemporary Egypt can be traced back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Scenes inscribed on the walls of ancient temples and tombs depict the earliest Egyptians making pottery and papyrus and working with stone, wood, and other materials. The eleven chapters of this volume explore these and other crafts that...
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Full title
The traditional crafts of Egypt / edited by Menha el-Batraoui ; foreword by Galal Amin [translated by Nabil Shawkat and Mandy McClure].
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Notes
General note
"First published in Arabic in 2014 by Egypt Network for Integrated Development (ENID) as al-Hiraf al-taqlidiya fi Misr" -- Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
Language note
Translated from Arabic.
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©2016.
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G 2016/2487
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74VKVqrjO3Jd
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ISBN
9789774167539
9774167538
DDC
745.0962
MMS ID
991024008415302626
