Islamic Arts and Crafts

An Anthology

Marcus Milwright (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2017
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
9781474409193 (ISBN)

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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.

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).

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.2.2017
Zusatzinfo	14 black and white illustrations
Verlagsort	Edinburgh
Sprache	englisch
Maße	172 x 244 mm
Gewicht	476 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
ISBN-13	9781474409193 / 9781474409193
Zustand	Neuware