Brocade of the pen; the art of Islamic writing
by Fisher, Carrol Garrett
- Used
- Paperback
- Condition
- Small barcode sticker to back cover. Very light warping to front cover and mild rubbing to wrapper edges. Else pages clean and b
- ISBN 10
- 1879147106
- ISBN 13
- 9781879147102
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
East Lansing, Mich: Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, 1991. Paperback. Small barcode sticker to back cover. Very light warping to front cover and mild rubbing to wrapper edges. Else pages clean and binding tight. About near fine(-) to very good+. Binding tight, pages clean.. Paperback quarto with black covers. xii, 100 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Scarce. || "Produced in conjunction with an exhibition entitled 'Brocade of the pen' at the Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University, February-April, 1991." || Contents: Islamic calligraphy : a technical overview / Mohamed Zakariya -- Arabic writing and the occult / Raymond Silverman -- Tiraz fragments : unanswered questions about medieval Islamic textiles / Nancy Micklewright -- Mustafa Ali's Menakib-I Hunververan [Exploits of the calligraphers] / Alan Fisher -- The use of calligraphy on three-dimensional objects : the cae for "magic bowls" / Ulkü Bates -- Text, context, architext : the Quran as architectural inscription / Holly Edwards.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 90144
- Title
- Brocade of the pen; the art of Islamic writing
- Author
- Fisher, Carrol Garrett
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Small barcode sticker to back cover. Very light warping to front cover and mild rubbing to wrapper edges. Else pages clean and b
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1879147106
- ISBN 13
- 9781879147102
- Publisher
- Kresge Art Museum, Michigan State University
- Place of Publication
- East Lansing, Mich
- Date Published
- 1991
- Bookseller catalogs
- Arabic;
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