The traditional crafts of Egypt / edited by Menha el-Batraoui ; foreword by Galal Amin ; translated by Nabil Shawkat and Mandy McClure.

Many traditional crafts practiced in contemporary Egypt can be traced back hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Scenes inscribed on the walls of ancient temples and tombs depict the earliest Egyptians making pottery and papyrus and working with stone, wood, and other materials. The eleven chapters...

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Other Authors: Baṭrāwī, Minḥah (Editor)
Amin, Galal A., 1935-2018 (writer of foreword.)
Shawkat, Nabil (Translator)
McClure, Mandy (Translator)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
Arabic
Language and/or Writing System:
Translated from the Arabic.
Published: Cairo ; New York : The American University in Cairo Press, 2016.
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Physical Description:314 pages : color illustrations ; 22 x 25 cm
Format: Book

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