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The traditional jewelry of Egypt

Title
The traditional jewelry of Egypt / Azza Fahmy ; [translated from the Arabic by Nihad Salem].
Author
Fahmy, Azza
Publication
Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, 2015.

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Additional Authors
Salem, Nehad
Description
222 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color map; 22 x 25 cm
Summary
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.
Subject
  • Jewelry > Egypt
  • Jewelry making > Egypt
  • Ethnic jewelry > Egypt
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 216) and index.
Contents
Peasant and sha'bi jewelry -- Desert jewelry -- Nubian jewelry -- Jewelry for special purposes -- Egyptian hallmarks.
Call Number
JQE 15-373
ISBN
  • 9789774167201
  • 9774167201
OCLC
907131437
Author
Fahmy, Azza, author.
Title
The traditional jewelry of Egypt / Azza Fahmy ; [translated from the Arabic by Nihad Salem].
Publisher
Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, 2015.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 216) and index.
Added Author
Salem, Nehad, translator.
Research Call Number
JQE 15-373
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