This volume contains images and explanations relating to innovative handicraft works from various regions of the Muslim world. The samples reflect the authenticity of the craft products and the traditional skills applied in architecture, calligraphy, gilding, arabesque, bookbinding, miniature, pottery, wood engraving and on other materials. The volume also gives an overview of the developments of some OIC member countries in the field of crafts and introduces some craftspeople, in order to make their experiences shared by others, encourage cooperation and promote exchanges of views on the different techniques used. The volume also aims to provide the much needed documentation relating to the various craft works as recorded on the spot, through field work. This documentation is supplemented with data and explanatory tables on the present state of the handicrafts sector.
The reader will also find information on the economic and financial aspects, the role of governments and patronage, data and documentation concerning this sector, the markets, channels of distribution, product development and promotion, among others.
