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From: Arts & Activities | Date: March 1, 2005 | Copyright information

YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS, in association with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, announces the publication of Islamic Art and Geometric Design, Activities for Learning: A Resource for Educators, which offers an introduction to the principles of Islamic art and the geo metric designs upon which it is based. Presenting beautiful Islamic works from the collection o...

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