| The Arts and Crafts of Swat Valley: Living Traditions in the Hindukush Contributor(s): Kalter, Johannes (Author) |
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ISBN: 0500973849 ISBN-13: 9780500973844 Publisher: Thames & Hudson OUR PRICE: $35.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1991 Annotation: This book focuses on the powerful architecture and distinctive decorative tradition of the Swat Valley. In no other rural area in the Islamic world do the buildings have such rich furnishings or such lavishly carved architectural elements. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Folk & Outsider Art |
| Dewey: 745.095 |
| LCCN: 90070395 |
| Series: Arts & Crafts |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 9.98" W x 9.1" (2.20 lbs) 180 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The upper Swat valley in the mountain region of north Pakistan, not well known even to those with a special interest in the Orient, has one of the most remarkable cultures in the Islamic world, influenced by the cultures of central Asia, China and India. |