ISLAMIC ARTS / ISLAMIC CRAFTSMUSCAT INTERNATIONAL AWARD FORINNOVATION AND CREATIVITY IN CRAFTSALBUM OF THE WINNING ENTRIES68 <strong>IRCICA</strong> <strong>PUBLICATIONS</strong> <strong>1980</strong>-<strong>2012</strong>Editet by Nazeih Taleb Maarouf,Foreword by Halit Erenİstanbul, <strong>2012</strong>(Islamic Crafts series no; 10)ISBN 978-92-9063-247-4This is the album of the winning entries of the MuscatInternational Award for Innovation and Creativity in Crafts.This award was conducted during the Muscat InternationalFestival for Arts, Heritage and Creativity 2011 organizedjointly by Muscat Municipality and <strong>IRCICA</strong> in January-February 2011. More than 212 artisans participated in theaward from various countries including the host countrythe Sultanate of Oman, Algeria, Burkina Faso, Egypt, India,Iran, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Macedonia, Mauritania,Mexico, Morocco, Pakistan, Qatar, Palestine, Russia, Senegal,South Africa, Syria, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan.During the evaluation process the Jury took into accountthe characteristics and the technical features of each productwith special attention to the following assessment criteria:excellence, creative concept design, and invention intraditional technique. It is noteworthy that one million visitorswere received at the stands and various activities of the MuscatInternational Festival, which lasted from 27 January to 24February 2011. the album gives comprehensive informationon the objectives, the principles and modalities of the awardand the Festival activities at large. Each award-winner artisanis devoted one page featuring samples of his/her works.Price: US$ 40 (including post)
ISLAMIC ARTS / CALLIGRAPHYTHE ART OF CALLIGRAPHY IN THEISLAMIC HERITAGEPrepared by Uğur DermanEdited with foreword by Ekmeleddin İhsanoğluHistorical overview with the contributions of Nihad M. ÇetinTranslated into English by Mohamed Zakariya, Mohamed Asfour(Islamic cultural heritage series; 1)İstanbul, 1998 , 192 colour plates, 41 x32 cmISBN 92-9063-074-4 (English ed.)This album gives the history of the Islamic art of calligraphystarting from the development of the Arabic script throughthe last great artists of the Ottoman school of calligraphy.It is printed on high quality paper and contains 192 colourplates of calligraphy by Muslim artists from the first centuryHijra to the present time with annotations about the styleof writing and other characteristics of the work and thebiography of each calligrapher.Price: US$ 195 (including post)<strong>IRCICA</strong> <strong>PUBLICATIONS</strong> <strong>1980</strong>-<strong>2012</strong> 69