The Hidden Treasure on Arts and Crafts
(الدر المكنون في الصنائع والفنون)

Name: The Hidden Treasure on Arts and Crafts
Author: ʻAwn, Jirjis Ṭannūs, active 19th century

Title	The Hidden Treasure on Arts and Crafts
Title Original	الدر المكنون في الصنائع والفنون
Author	ʻAwn, Jirjis Ṭannūs, active 19th century
Publication Date:	1873
Publication Place	- Americans' Printing House
Type	Book
Language	Arabic
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	1 online resource.
Library:	Library of Congress
Library Asset ID	2021666225
Record ID	22053480
Date	1873
Sample Text	Kitāb al-durr al-maknūn fī al-ṣanā'i' wa al-funūn (The hidden treasure on arts and crafts) is a compendium of several crafts and artisanal techniques by 19th century Lebanese author Jirjīs Ṭannūs ʻAwn. The book has nine chapters on different crafts: electroplating; the dyeing of fabric; photography; candle-making; and the manufacture of ink, glue, mirrors, ceramics, and soap. A tenth chapter discusses chemical compounds. Most of the book is devoted to three crafts: electroplating, including plating and galvanizing techniques involving copper, brass, gold, and silver; the dyeing of fabric, including natural and artificial dye sources for a variety of colors and fibers; and photography. The final chapter on chemicals includes a section on antidotes to be used in the case of poisoning. The book has numerous illustrations and a table of contents. Jirjīs Ṭannūs ʻAwn dedicates his work to the Ottoman statesman, author, and reformer Ahmet Cevdet Pasha (1822-95), a highly cultured and literate man. According to the cover, the author used his own funds for this printing.
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The Hidden Treasure on Arts and Crafts

(الدر المكنون في الصنائع والفنون)

Author ʻAwn, Jirjis Ṭannūs, active 19th century

Publication Date 1873

Publication Place - Americans' Printing House

Type Book

Language Arabic

Digital No

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 1 online resource.

Library Library of Congress

Library Asset ID 2021666225

Record ID 22053480

Date 1873

Sample Text Kitāb al-durr al-maknūn fī al-ṣanā'i' wa al-funūn (The hidden treasure on arts and crafts) is a compendium of several crafts and artisanal techniques by 19th century Lebanese author Jirjīs Ṭannūs ʻAwn. The book has nine chapters on different crafts: electroplating; the dyeing of fabric; photography; candle-making; and the manufacture of ink, glue, mirrors, ceramics, and soap. A tenth chapter discusses chemical compounds. Most of the book is devoted to three crafts: electroplating, including plating and galvanizing techniques involving copper, brass, gold, and silver; the dyeing of fabric, including natural and artificial dye sources for a variety of colors and fibers; and photography. The final chapter on chemicals includes a section on antidotes to be used in the case of poisoning. The book has numerous illustrations and a table of contents. Jirjīs Ṭannūs ʻAwn dedicates his work to the Ottoman statesman, author, and reformer Ahmet Cevdet Pasha (1822-95), a highly cultured and literate man. According to the cover, the author used his own funds for this printing.

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