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Building in Egypt : Pharaonic Stone Masonry
Dieter Arnold
Paperback - $129.95
This book traces methods of Egyptian stone construction during the pharaonic period, from the construction of the step pyramids at Saqqara to the obelisks of Tuthmosis III to the temples of Rameses II at Thebes. Dr. Arnold covers all aspects of build ...
Modernism and Nation Building : Turkish Architectural Culture in the Early Republic
Sibel Bozdogan
Paperback - $60.95
A Yemen Reality
Salma S. Damluji
Hardcover - $129.95
This is a stunning visual guide to the architecture and life of southern Yemen. Master builders have kept alive techniques and styles practiced for centuries, while adapting them to modern requirements. Their practical value and aesthetic quality is ...
Western Islamic Architecture : A Concise Introduction
John D. Hoag
Paperback - $18.95
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 o ...
Damascus : Hidden Treasures of the Old City
Brigid Keenan
Paperback - $65.95
Damascus, reputed to be the world's oldest continually inhabited city, has enjoyed a history of immense grandeur, enormous political and mercantile power, and great cultural and artistic achievement. In addition to some of Islam's most magnificent ar ...
The Persian Garden : Echoes of Paradise
Mehdi Khansari
Paperback - $54.95
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 orig ...
The Holy City of Jerusalem
Marcia Amidon Lusted
Hardcover - $65.95
From 1000 B.C. to the present day, The Holy City of Jerusalem explores the construction of a city that has been repeatedly destroyed and rebuilt for over thirty centuries. It is also the story of a city that is holy to three different religions, and ...
Impressions of Yemen
Pascal Marechaux
Hardcover - $89.95
A country surrounded by mountains, Yemen has for many centuries remained untouched by and resistant to foreign influences. Turned in upon itself Yemen is a world whose arts and architecture preserve many links with the past, while integrating the mod ...