Includes thirty-three essays accompanied by photographs and illustrations, many commissioned specifically for this book. A timeline based on icons and events in the book is provided.
Onsite
English
visual culture,  design,  miniature painting,  printmaking,  calligraphy,  iconography,  vernacular,  consumerism,  identity,  Pakistan
2009
350
9780195475944
1
anthology
Dekh Magar Pyar Se / Look, But with Love
The Journey: Buraq, Jhuley Lal and Zulijinnah - Durre S. AHMED
Rehmat ka Sayah The Shadow of Mercy - Glimpses of Muslim Saints' Portraits - Jürgen Wasim FREMBGEN
Horsemen and Saviours: Iconography in Hindu Communities of Twentieth Century Sindh - Michel BOIVIN
The Semiotics of the Nations' Icons: The Art of Truck and Miniature Painting - Imran QURESHI, Naazish ATAULLAH
W-11: The Minibus - Amean JAN
Rooh Kheench Spirit Pulling: Backdrops for Photography - Malcolm HUTCHESON, Atteqa ALI
Aina Mirror: Publicity design as a Reflection of Lollywood Film Content - Hasan ZAIDI
The Mace and the Sceptre: Iconography in Pehelwan (Wrestler) Posters - Aasim AKHTAR
Fal Divination for Men Seeking a Bride - Adeela SULEMAN
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Jang 'War' The Urdu Newspaper: Promoting a Culture of Liberation or Subservience? - Aasim Sajjad AKHTAR
Ijtimaa': Posters Advertising Religious Congregations - Sohail ZUBERI
Heroes and Zeroes - Durre S. AHMED
Calligraffiti: Typography and Wall Chalkings - Arif MAHMOOD
Not Reading the Writing on the Wall: The Purpose of Qur'anic Calligraphy on Buildings - Jamal J. ELIAS
Be Pakistani, Buy Pakistani
Naajo Mehndi and Henna Hands - Naiza H. KHAN
Tibet Talcum Powder - Durriya KAZI
Rooh Afza, Drink of the East!: A Case Study of Iconography and Successful Branding - Zarminae ANSARI
The Pakola Tale - Mariam Ali BAIG
Brand Take-off: Pakistan International Airlines - Abbas ALI, Faraz Maqsood Hamidi
To Let?: Billboards in the Urban Environment - Arif HASAN
Pakistan Zindabad! / Long Live Pakistan!
Beyond the Symbolic to the Significant - Ayesha JALAL
Re-imagining the Image - S Akbar ZAIDI
Currents in Currency: Design of Currency Notes - Quddus MIRZA
Signs of the Times: A Pictorial History of Pakistan through Postage Stamps - Adil SALAHUDDIN, Rubina SAIGOL
Drawing Political Change - Feica
The Art of the Possible: The Visual Campaigns of Political Parties in Pakistan for Elections 2008 - Saima ZAIDI
Pre-Partition Perspective
Chromolithography and the Mayo School of Art, Lahore (1917-1920 CE) - Nadeem Omar Tarar
Safety Match Box Labels (1925-1935 CE) - Lutfullah KHAN
Observations on the Miniature Painting in Nizami's Khamsa - Akbar NAQVI
Guru Nanak Shah Faqir: Sufi and Shi'a Elements in the Representation of Guru Nanak - Francisco José LUIS
Obverse, Reverse: History of Coinage in the Indus Region - Asma IBRAHIM
Storyboards in Stone: The Buddhist Art of Gandhara - Ivana PRAZIC
The Design of Seals from Indus Valley: Geometric, Naturalistic & Narrative Motifs - Jonathan Mark KENOYER
Mazaar, Bazaar: Design and Visual Culture in Pakistan

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