Traditional Islamic craft in Moroccan architecture (2 Volumes)
Saint-Jorioz: Editions Atelier 74, 1980. Hardcover. Volume 1: Evergreen decorative cloth/boards; gilt lettering. 508 pp.; Volume 2: Crimson decorative cloth/boards; gilt lettering. 582 pp. Both volumes: color images throughout with a few bw drawings; color-illus. black dust wrappers with gol lettering on spines. Occasional transparent parchment page with diagram over color illustration of mosaic tile. Heavy at 17 pounds and will require extra postage. Good+/VG- (A very nice, clean set but with light shelf wear; art school with ex-lib. marks but none on covers. Item #157387
Translation (by Mary Guggenheim) of: Le Maroc et l'artisanat traditionnel islamique dans l'architecture. Beautiful plates of the stunning beauty of Islamic decorative and architectural design. Included are an introduction on Islamic art, history and influences; concepts (dwellings, places of worship, basic patterns, and calligraphy; and technology of works in clay, stone, wood, gypsum, metal, water/light. With appendices of a table of dynasties, chronological references, bibliography, list of places to visit, a glossary, and postscript.
OCLC: 849747466
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