Islamic Arts and Crafts

An Anthology

Marcus Milwright (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

272 Seiten

2017
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-0919-3 (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. Readers 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 Art and Archaeology in the Department of Art History and Visual Studies at the University of Victoria, B.C., Canada.

List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Notes for the Reader; Image and Text Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: Foundations; 1. Theoretical Formulations; Part 2: Human Dimensions; 2. The Organisation of Labour; 3. Rituals, Songs and Poems; 4. Biographical Information; 5. The Lives of Artisans and Artists; Part 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; Part 4: Inorganic Media; 11. Copper; 12. Iron and Steel; 13. Other Metals: Gold, Silver and Tin; 14. Pottery; 15. Glass; Part 5: Organic Media; 16. Wood; 17. Basketry and Matting; 18. Leather; 19. Spinning, Bleaching and Dyeing; 20. Weaving; 21. Rugs, Carpets and Felt; Part 6: Writing and Painting; 22. Papyrus and Paper; 23. Calligraphy; 24. Painting; Part 7: Architecture and Engineering; 25. Building Techniques; 26. Vaulting and Architectural Decoration; 27. Engineering; Part 8: Economic Considerations; 28. Recycling and Repair; 29. Crafts in an Age of Competition and Change; Glossary; Names of Craft Activities in Arabic and Persian; Bibliography; Index.

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-10	1-4744-0919-9 / 1474409199
ISBN-13	978-1-4744-0919-3 / 9781474409193
Zustand	Neuware