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Casablanca: Colonial Myths and Architectural Ventures
by Jean Louis Cohen  Publisher Comments Full title: 'Casablanca: Colonial Myths and Architectural Ventures'....
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Paris Along the Nile: Architecture in Cairo from the Belle Epoque
by Cynthia Mynnti Synopsis Paris along the Nile captures in 200 black-and-white photographs the architectural jewels of 'modern...
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Architecture of Spain (Reference Guides to National Architecture)
by Alejandro Lapunzina Publisher Comments This title provides an entertaining look at the many regional styles of architecture in Spain, including such notable structures as Bilbao's Guggenheim and La Alhambra in Granada....
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Damascus: Hidden Treasures of the Old City
by Brigid Keenan Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-222) and index....
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Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning
by George Michell Synopsis From mosques to markets, from citadels to cemeteries, this text is a survey of the entire field of Islamic architecture. It relates the architecture to the social areas of religion, power structure, commerce and communal life, placing emphasis on...
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Jerusalem Architecture
by David Kroyanker Book News Annotation Kroyanker is a Jerusalem-born architect who has published extensively in Hebrew on the built heritage of Jerusalem (his six-volume work on the subject is seminal). This authoritative, one-volume survey has been prepared in a large format (11x13") to...
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Enter in Peace: The Doorways of Cairo Homes, 1872 - 1950
by Ahmed Abdel Gawad Publisher Comments This photographic book sheds new light upon the architectural and decorative elements of historic doorways from the nineteenth- and early twentieth-century Cairo. Previous studies on the subject have been few and far between, and have paid more attention...
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Art and Architecture of Persia
by Giovanni Curatola Synopsis The history of the area now known as Iran, but often still referred to as Persia, spans millennia, boasting a rich and complex artistic and cultural legacy. Populated since prehistoric times--thus making it one of the most animated and lively areas of...
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Western Islamic Architecture: A Concise Introduction
by John D. Hoag Publisher Comments Profusely illustrated critical appraisal vividly describes the glories of world architecture, from Spain and Egypt to other areas of the Middle East. Captioned drawings, maps, and photographs contrast, for example, the internal ornamentation of...
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Sinan: Makers of Islamic Civilization (Makers of Islamic Civilization)
by J. M. Rogers Publisher Comments In this concise and readable overview, J. M. Rogers considers the life, architecture and influence of the "Great Architect Sinan" (1489-1588). Sinan is generally considered the greatest of all Ottoman architects, and is the only Islamic architect outside...
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The Persian Garden: Echoes of Paradise
by Mehdi Khansari Synopsis For more than three thousand years, the Persian garden has been a focus of Iran's national imagination, influencing its art, literature, and even religion. The Persian garden's inspirational role has, however, extended far beyond the land of its origin...
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Islamic Art and Architecture (World of Art)
by Robert Hillenbrand Synopsis Covering a thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, this is a guide to the arts of Islam. A glossary of Islamic terms, a timeline and maps seek to unravel the complex history of the Islamic...
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Master Builders of Byzantium
by Robert Ousterhout Publisher Comments In the first major study to examine Byzantine architecture from the perspective of its builders, Robert Ousterhout identifies the problems Byzantine masons commonly encountered in the process of design and construction. From a careful analysis of the...
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Asmara: Africas Secret Modernist City
by Edward Denison Synopsis Asmara, the capital of the small East African country of Eritrea, bordering the Red Sea, is one of the most important and exciting architectural 'discoveries' of recent years. Built almost entirely in the 1930s by the Italians, who transformed it into a...
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Architecture and Polyphony: Building in the Islamic World Today
by Thames & Hudson Publisher Comments The winners of the 2004 Aga Khan Award for Architecture, these projects offer valuable insights into a wide array of architectural practices, methods, and design solutions from the Muslim world....
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Monuments of Historic Cairo (American Research Center in Egypt's Conservation)
by Nicholas Warner Publisher Comments Comprising thirty-one maps at a metric scale of 1:1,250 and a descriptive catalogue, The Monuments of Historic Cairo marks the first time that the city's significant architectural heritage has been mapped in ground plan within the present-day urban...
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Marrakech: Living on the Edge of the Desert
by Massimo Listri Publisher Comments Marrakech is a place of contrasts: half African and half Andalusian. Amid its luxuriant palm groves, through the ochre-coloures streets of the canopied souks, Marrakech is veiled in an ambiguous mystique. High walls protect havens waiting to be...
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The Villas & Riads of Morocco
by Corinne Verner Publisher Comments The austere facades that line the labyrinthine streets of Morocco's ancient walled neighborhoods reveal almost nothing of the luminous residences within. The Villas and Riads of Morocco lifts the veil on these secret paradises, from fantastic palaces in...
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Splendors of Islam: Architecture, Decoration and Design
by Dominique Clevenot Publisher Comments This magnificent book is the key to understanding one of the world's most important architectural traditions, one that spawned major masterpieces throughout the near east, and particularly in Persia, India, Turkey, North Africa, Southern Russia, and...
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Doors of the Kingdom
by Haajar Gouverneur Publisher Comments The Messenger of God said, "Whenever the door of supplicatory prayer du'a is opened unto any of ye, the doors of Mercy too shall be opened unto him."--Qur'an Doors of the Kingdom is a unique collection of photographs depicting the ancient and...
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