Mazaar, Bazaar - Design And Visual Culture In Pakistan (2011) Saima Zaidi [rare]
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This hardbound book is in good condition overall. It has its original dust jacket which is fully intact although has some staining and light-induced discolouration. The jacket is also scuffed and scratched, is bumped at the edges and corners, and, has a number of small stains to the front and the back. The most notable mark is to the front of the jacket towards the top where the paper coating is worn away - see image with this listing. The book has red paper covered boards which have been well preserved by the dust jacket, save for a small number of marks. The top right hand corner of the front board is bumped as is the top corner of the back. The book has a matching red page marker and matching head and tail bands. The saddle-stitched binding is very sound. The pages are clean and crisp, although it should be noted there is a light crease towards the top of the pages which runs throughout the book - this does not affect the readability, nor the quality of the images. The book is beautifully presented and packed with colour images. The content is described as: 'An interdisciplinary study on design and visual culture in Pakistan, this book reflects social, commercial and geo-political changes influencing this region. It documents contemporary visual vernacular and provides an overview of the impact of diverse cultures assimilated over several millennia. A broad horizon of graphic expression is addressed: from architectural calligraphy to postage stamps, from steatite seals of the Indus Valley culture (4000 BC) and coinage to Mughal manuscripts and cinema posters. Historic evidence is fused with contemporary expression, as well as 'fine arts' with 'applied arts'. Over 30 contributions from leading experts are organized into five sections: Dekh Magar Pyar Se (Look, but with Love) consists of indigenous popular icons, a majority drawing heavily from religion and mythology. Read! covers typography depicted by the Urdu, Persian, Arabic and English languages and script. Be Pakistani, Buy Pakistani celebrates consumer culture providing critique of some of the local retail packaging. Pakistan Zindabad! (Long Live Pakistan!) offers insight into the construct of a national graphic identity after its Independence in 1947. Pre-partition Perspective is structured chronologically and offers an illustrated history of the region. It should be a sourcebook for designers, artists as well as students of communication and culture.'
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