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192 pages, Casebound 270x312mm, Portrait
Colour photographs throughout |
ISBN-10: 19009887211 ISBN-13: 9781900988728
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Traditional Crafts of Saudi Arabia
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This is a new issue of an acknowledged classic in the field of Saudi Arabian desert crafts. With new photographs and updated text, it has already become the standard work for a new generation of Arabian enthusiasts. Covering the costumes, equipment, and artefacts of the Bedouin of Saudi Arabia, it examines the work of jewellery makers, leather workers, basket weavers, carpenters and metal workers, with stunning colour photographs to illustrate each example. In the engaging text, written by experts in the field, we get a real sense of the traditional lifestyle and ethnology of this enigmatic people. The majority of the costumes, jewellery and weavings shown in this book belong to John Topham, whose important collection has been exhibited throughout the USA and Arabia. |
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| John Topham - John Topham, a Virginian now living in upstate New York, was educated at St. Andrews School, Roanoke College and Duke University. A construction consultant and manager, he spent several years working and travelling in Saudi Arabia, where he built the collection on which this book is based.
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