The traditional jewelry of Egypt
By: Azza Fahmy ; translated from the Arabic by Nihad Salem
Contributors: Salem, Nehad, translator
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Cairo; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9789774167201
Subjects: Ethnic jewelry; Jewelry; Jewelry making
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (page 216) and index.
Table of contents: title: Peasant and shaʻbi jewelry; title: Desert jewelry; title: Nubian jewelry; title: Jewelry for special purposes; title: Egyptian hallmarks.