Download or read book Threading My Prayer Rug written by Sabeeha Rehman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-06-14 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHORTLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING. ONE OF BOOKLIST'S TOP TEN RELIGION AND SPIRITUALITY BOOKS. ONE OF BOOKLIST'S TOP TEN DIVERSE NONFICTION BOOKS. Honorable Mention in the San Francisco Book Festival Awards, Spiritual Category A 2019 United Methodist Women Reading Program Selection This enthralling story of the making of an American is a timely meditation on being Muslim in America today. Threading My Prayer Rug is a richly textured reflection. It is also the luminous story of many journeys: from Pakistan to the United States in an arranged marriage that becomes a love match lasting forty-five years; from secular Muslim in an Islamic society to devout Muslim in a society ignorant of Islam, and from liberal to conservative to American Muslim; from bride to mother; and from an immigrant intending to stay two years to an American citizen, business executive, grandmother, and tireless advocate for interfaith understanding. Beginning with a sweetly funny, moving account of her arranged marriage, the author undercuts stereotypes and offers the refreshing view of an American life through Muslim eyes. Sabeeha was doing interfaith work for Imam Feisal A. Rauf, the driving force behind the Muslim community center near Ground Zero, when the backlash began. She recounts what that experience revealed about American society and in a new preface discusses Islam in America in the time of Trump.
Download or read book The Way We Pray written by Maggie Oman Shannon and published by Conari Press. This book was released on 2001-10-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collecting prayer practices from around the world, the author introduces readers to her favorites--fifty forms of prayer, worship, and meditation, with details about their history and roots in particular religious traditions. Original.
Download or read book Antique Rugs from the Near East written by Wilhelm von Bode and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook contains black-and-white pictures and describes groupings of Middle Eastern rugs, their patterns, coloring, manufacture, and estimated antiquity. Substantial changes were made between the first and third editions, including the deletion of a whole group of rugs and additions based on new research. The translator was able to add notes based upon his own research into the ownership of certain rugs.
Download or read book Prayer Rugs written by Richard Ettinghausen and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oriental Rugs written by Peter F. Stone and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-19 with total page 1038 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monumental reference work--long awaited by collectors and scholars--fills an important gap in the available literature on oriental rugs. Lavishly illustrated with over 1000 photographs and drawings, it offers clear and precise definitions for the rug and textile terms in use across a broad swath of the globe--from Morocco to Turkey, Persia, the Caucasus region, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and China. Covering priceless museum-quality rug traditions as well as modern centers of production, Oriental Rugs: An Illustrated Lexicon of Motifs, Materials, and Origins draws on classical scholarship as well as current terminology in use among producers and traders in these areas today. It focuses primarily on the rich hand-knotting and hand-weaving traditions of the Near East and Central Asia, but also includes some examples of Scandinavian and Native American weavings. Oriental rugs are receiving ever-increasing attention and recognition in the field of art history. Tribal weavings especially have become a focus for new research, and Oriental Rugs provides a new understanding of many distinctive traditions that were previously understudied, such as the weavings of southwest Persia, Baluchistan and Kurdistan. This concise oriental rug reference book is a must-have for scholars and anyone serious about collecting rugs, selling rugs or the rug trade in general. Additional reference information also includes: Foreign terms Place names The Oriental Rug lexicon Museums with notable rug collections Oriental rug internet sites
Download or read book The Practical Book of Oriental Rugs written by George Griffin Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The James F Ballard Collection of Oriental Rugs written by Joseph Breck and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1923-10-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written on the occasion of the May 1922 gift of the James F. Ballard Collection to The Metropolitan Museum of Art, this catalogue illustrates and discusses the 125 ancient carpets from Persia, India, Turkey, The Caucasus, Central Asia, and Spain included in this gift which span from the fifteenth to the early nineteenth century. A short introduction covers the history of rug weaving and a brief discussion of rugs from each region represented.
Download or read book Trefoil written by Hillary Dumas and published by Hillary Dumas. This book was released on 1989 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: TREFOIL catalogues the highly-praised Mills College 1990 exhibition of rugs from China, Turkestan, Persia, Anatolia, Spain & the Caucasus. The authors discuss seven design groups - Guls, Stars, Wheels, Quatrefoils, Gardens, Mihrabs & Beasts. The 33 color illustrations include a previously unpublished large-size 15th-c. "Holbein," two early "Animal/Tree" rugs, a village "Star Ushak," a silk Yarkand prayer rug, a Ladik prayer rug lacking a tulip panel, & a 21 ft. silk pile Kashgar Saph (now in the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco). "Trefoil...a major exhibition designed for the knowledgeable & committed rug collector...an exhibition of international importance..." - George O'Bannon, "TREFOIL at mills College," ORIENTAL RUG REVIEW, Vol. 10:4 (1990). "An intellectual's taste of classical & early village themes." - Thomas Murray, "Trefoil", HALI #51 (1990). "TREFOIL contains numerous insights, especially concerning the continuity of certain, possibly emblematic, designs...(It) is very much worth adding to any rug library." - Pamela Bensoussan, "TREFOIL" ORIENTAL RUG REVIEW, Vol. 11:6 (1991). TREFOIL, 248 Trinity Ave., Kensington, CA 94708; 510-526-3265. 33% library discount.
Download or read book Oriental Rugs a Complete Guide written by Charles Jacobsen and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-21 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative reference contains a vast amount of information about Oriental rugs. Oriental Rugs: A Complete Guide is the first large volume on the subject to be printed in the past forty-five years is meant for the individual who is interested in purchasing his first Oriental Rug, as well as the collector, museum, and rug importer. The volume is divided into three main parts. Part I, entitled "General Discussion devotes one chapter to each of the large rug weaving countries and includes helpful hints as to what the rug buyer should look for in an particular rug. Part II, "Description of Types," is an alphabetical list of all the names that have been used to identify rugs in the past, as well as the names that are being used at present. Each entry is followed by a full discussion and description of the rug. Part III, “Plates,” contains 194 pictures of different types of rugs, complete with descriptive captions for each. Thirty-nine of the plates are in full color. All of the plates are large, allowing the reader to see the design, and in some cases, the colors used in the particular rug.
Download or read book Rugs Oriental and Occidental Antique Modern written by Rosa Belle Holt and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-04 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern', author Rosa Belle Holt takes readers on a journey through the world of rugs in the 19th century. With a focus on oriental rugs, Holt presents a concise and accessible guide to the history, details, and characteristics of various rug types from around the world. Drawing on her own experiences as well as correspondence with experts and rug dealers, she shares valuable insights into rug-making techniques, materials, designs, and colors. Whether you're a novice looking to appreciate the beauty and complexity of rugs or a prospective buyer seeking guidance in purchasing a rug, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in this timeless art form.
Download or read book Oriental Rugs written by Walter Augustus Hawley and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Islamic World written by Andrew Rippin and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 817 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Islamic World is an outstanding guide to Islamic faith and culture in all its geographical and historical diversity. Written by a distinguished international team of scholars, it elucidates the history, philosophy and practice of one of the world's great religious traditions. Its grounding in contemporary scholarship makes it an ideal reference source for students and scholars alike. Edited by Andrew Rippin, a leading scholar of Islam, the volume covers the political, geographical, religious, intellectual, cultural and social worlds of Islam, and offers insight into all aspects of Muslim life including the Qur’an and law, philosophy, science and technology, art, literature, and film and much else. It explores the concept of an ‘Islamic’ world: what makes it distinctive and how uniform is that distinctiveness across Muslim geographical regions and through history?
Download or read book Bokhara Turkoman and Afghan Rugs written by Hartley Clark and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prayer Rugs from Private Collections written by Patricia Fiske and published by . This book was released on 1974-01-01 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Interior Design written by John F. Pile and published by Laurence King Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delivers the inside story on 6,000 years of personal and public space. John Pile acknowledges that interior design is a field with unclear boundaries, in which construction, architecture, the arts and crafts, technology and product design all overlap.
Download or read book Decorative Furnisher written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
