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OverviewThis 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Marcus MilwrightPublisher: Edinburgh University Press Imprint: Edinburgh University Press ISBN: 9781474409162ISBN 10: 1474409164 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 28 February 2017 Audience: College/higher education , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsMarcus 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. -- Amanda Phillips, University of Virginia, College Art Association Reviews "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.'-- ""Glaire D. Anderson, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill"" 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.'--Amanda Phillips, University of Virginia ""College Art Association Reviews""" Author InformationMarcus 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). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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