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Zillij: The Art of Morroccan Ceramics

Garnet Education, 1993

Mouthwatering Morroccan Ceramics
This is a scholarly book filled with history, technique, and current methods of producing the beautiful ceramic tiles, mosaics, and utilitarian items of Morrocco. To tell the truth, it would be worth having just for the photographs. From elaborate architectural ...
  
  











  



  
Bukhara: Caught in Time
Andrei G. Nedvetsky

Garnet Education, 1997
  
  











  



  
Egypt: Caught in Time (Caught in Time: Great Photographic Archives) (Caught in Time: Great Photographic ...
Colin Osman

Garnet Education, 1998

While Egypt is one of the most-photographed countries of the world, and many of its monuments are familiar sights, these photographs are evocative of life in the country before the rush of modernization swept away many traditions. Ancient temples and ruins long-since demolished for their stones, or lost under the waters of Lake Nasser, were saved ...
  
  











  



  
The Hindu Pantheon: An Introduction Illustrated With 19th Century Indian Miniatures from the st Petersburg ...
Edward Tyomkin, Margarita Voryobyova-Desyatovska, ...

Garnet Education, 1994

Good introduction to the art of Hindu deities
This book contains a very brief introduction to the deities before allowing the painting to speak for themselves. The paintings come from two volumes in the Institute of Oriental Studies in St. Petersburg. The paintings are not Mughal minatures within a book - the ...
  
  











  



  
The Diary Kept by T. E. Lawrence While Travelling in Arabia During 1911 (Folios Archive Library)
T. E. Lawrence

Garnet Education, 1997

Best read after reading the full 1922 text of T.E. Lawrence
The diary is wonderful, and Dr. Mack's "A Prince of Our Disorder, describes this year very well. I recommend that those who have not yet seen the full 1922 text edition of Seven Pillars of Wisdom get their copy of that first from Castle Hill Press in the UK, sold on ...
  
  











  



  
A Yemen Reality
Salma S. Damluji

Garnet Education, 1993

This is a stunning visual guide to the architecture and life of southern Yemen. Master builders have kept alive techniques and styles practiced for centuries, while adapting them to modern requirements. Their practical value and aesthetic quality is beautifully illustrated in this book.
  
  











  



  
Traditional Arabic Cooking
Miriam A. Hashimi

Garnet Education, 1997

Traditional Arabic Cooking
I have a collection of around 700 cookbooks now so I am pretty picky about buying new ones. I checked this one out at the library thinking I would only find a few recipes I liked but ended up liking about every page! I had to have my own book. The recipes are great ...
  
  











  



  
Epic of Gilgamesh (The Folios Archive Library)

Garnet Education, 1997

The tale of a Warrior
The story of Gilgamesh and Enkidu facing the Monster Humbaba covers love, culture, and history. The story dates back to 4000 years ago to Akkaia, Babylon, and Sumeria. The best known tablets were known to have been preserved in 7th century B.C. The epic that was ...
  
  











  



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