Author: Publisher: GDG Exhibits Trust
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 22
Book Description
From Washington to Riyadh: A Collection of Artwork by Wahbi Al-Hariri-Rifai; Exhibit Brochure at the National Museum (Saudi Arabia)
Author: From Washington to Riyadh
Author: National Museum King Abdul Aziz Historical Center (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)Publisher: GDG Exhibits Trust
ISBN: 9780962448348
Category : Buildings in art
Languages : ar
Pages : 74
Book Description
Catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Museum (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) that opened on 16 May, 2012, titled "From Washington to Riyadh" featuring the work of the internationally renowned artist, Wahbi al-Hariri-Rifai
Bedouin Jewellery in Saudi Arabia
Author: Heather Colyer RossPublisher: Stacey International Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Poetry and History
Author: Ramzī BaʻlabakkīPublisher:
ISBN: 9789953902517
Category : Arab countries
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
The premise of the conference was to exploit the immense riches of Arabic poetry in the reconstruction of Arab history. The history considered includes both 'event history' and the history of culture in its widest sense. Poetry included in this examination includes "the value of poetry for historical writing...[and also] the historical relationship between the two autonomous fields, i.e., poetry and history." -- Introduction.
In the Shadow of Arabic: The Centrality of Language to Arabic Culture
Author: Bilal OrfaliPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004215379
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 597
Book Description
The collection of articles in this volume is dedicated to Ramzi Baalbaki of the American University of Beirut on the occasion of his 60th birthday. It provides an interesting glimpse into the early medieval and modern traditions related to the Arabic language, its grammar, historical development, and demonstrate its centrality to other fields of study such as qur’?nic studies, adab, folk literature, sufism, and poetry.
Greek and Roman Jewellery
Author: Reynold HigginsPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520036017
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
Silver Treasures from the Land of Sheba
Author: Marjorie RansomPublisher: Amer Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN: 9774166000
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
Silver Treasures from the Land of Sheba documents a disappearing artistic and cultural tradition with over three hundred photographs showing individual pieces, rare images of women wearing their jewelry with traditional dress, and the various regions in Yemen where the author did her field research. Amulet cases, hair ornaments, bridal headdresses, earrings, necklaces, ankle and wrist bracelets are all beautifully photographed in intricate detail. A chapter on the history of silversmithing in Yemen tells the surprising story of the famed Jewish Yemeni silversmiths, many of whom left Yemen in the late 1940s.
Languages of Dress in the Middle East
Author: Bruce InghamPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136803246
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
Considers how the languages of dress in the region connect with other social practices, and with political and religious conformity in particular. Treating cases as diverse as practices of veiling in Oman and dress reform laws in Turkey, these ethnographic studies extend from Malta to the ME and Caucasus.
On Jewellery
Author: den Besten (E. L.)Publisher: Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH
ISBN: 9783897903494
Category : Decoration and ornament
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A reflective book about international contemporary art jewellery that aims to open up new points of view about what art jewellery is or can be.
The History of Arabia
Author: Andrew CrichtonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabian Peninsula
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description