Clarence Ward Art Library News

Esra Akin: Mustafa Ali’s Epic Deeds of Artists

artlibrary — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 17:50:38 +0000

Our very own Professor Esra Akin’s new book, entitled “Mustafa Ali’s Epic Deeds of Artists“, provides a critical translation and commentary of the earliest known Ottoman literary source about the lives and works of calligraphers, painters, limners, and book-binders of the Ottoman and Persianate worlds. Mustafa ʿÂli’s (1541-1600) Epic Deeds of Artists (1587) was considered to be primarily a biographic dictionary.

Read more and order a copy at the publisher’s website.

Re-Imagining the Book

artlibrary — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 13:34:04 +0000

“Re-Imagining the Book” is a blog that features
a compilation of student-made created in the
Oberlin College Studio Art class
Re-Imagining the Book, taught by Nanette Yannuzzi-Macias.

Pinterest … Idea Central!

artlibrary — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 15:59:37 +0000

Pinterest is a virtual pinboard

to organize and share

the things you love.
Everything from Gifts to Food to Prints to DIY to Travel!