A Survey of Persian Handicraft; A Pictorial Introduction to the Contemporary Folk Arts and Art Crafts of Modern Iran

Tehran: Bank Melli Iran, 1977. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards. Gilt lettering on spine. 416 pages : illustrations (some color). VG Cover has general wear. Interior pages have some age toning, minor staining. Item #189313

Contents: Foreword / Her Imperial Majesty Farah Pahlavi -- Preface / Yousef Khoshkish -- Editor's preface / Jay Gluck -- The significance of Persian handicrafts / Arthur Upham Pope -- Handicraft, the art of the people / Leo Bronstein -- History of the Handicrafts Center / Farangis (Yeganegi) Shahrokh -- Stone -- Pottery / Jay Gluck -- Glass -- Metalwork / John W. Wertime -- Note on Qalamzani / Lutfullah Honarfar -- Enamel / Lutfullah Honarfar -- Jewelry / Iran Ala Firouz -- Textile / Iran Ala Firouz and Sumi Gluck -- Note on the weaving of velvet / Jasleen Dhamija -- Needlework / Iran Ala Firouz -- Basketry / Jay Gluck and Khosrow Pir -- Rustic floor coverings / Arthur Upham Pope -- Namad felt mats / Jasleen Dhamija, Nikki Keddie and Khosrow Pir -- Flat weaves -- Tufted weaves / C. Griffin Nelson -- Note : natural dyestuffs / Khosrow Pir -- Woodwork -- Khatam-kar / Lutfullah Honarfar -- Musical instruments / Fozieh Majd and Mehdi Kamalian -- Painting / Ali Kerimi -- Architectural decoration / Arthur Upham Pope and the Editors -- Afterword -- Acknowledgements -- Index.

OCLC: 3639010

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