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Enchanted jewelry of Egypt : the traditional art and craft / Azza Fahmy ; [translated from the Arabic by Nihad Salem].

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Arabic Publication details: Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, c2007.Description: 215 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 34 cmISBN:
  • 9774249011
  • 9789774249013
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 391.70962
LOC classification:
  • NK 7388 F157e 2007
Contents:
Peasant and sha'bi jewelry -- Desert jewelry -- The western desert -- Sinai: land of turquoise -- The eastern desert -- Nubian jewelry -- Jewelry for special purposes -- Egyptian hallmarks.
Review: "In this illustrated book, Azza Fahmy, a world-renowned designer of jewelry based on traditional motifs, lays before us an Aladdin's cave of jewelry made in all corners of Egypt over the last one hundred years, collected through her extensive travels throughout the country."--BOOK JACKET.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Vol info Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) NK 7388 F157e 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000095598

Includes bibliographical references (p. 206) and index.

Peasant and sha'bi jewelry -- Desert jewelry -- The western desert -- Sinai: land of turquoise -- The eastern desert -- Nubian jewelry -- Jewelry for special purposes -- Egyptian hallmarks.

"In this illustrated book, Azza Fahmy, a world-renowned designer of jewelry based on traditional motifs, lays before us an Aladdin's cave of jewelry made in all corners of Egypt over the last one hundred years, collected through her extensive travels throughout the country."--BOOK JACKET.

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