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Arabic-Islamic Cities: Building and Planning Principles

By Besim Selim Hakim

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
1986
ISBN
0710300948, 9780710300942
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
20 MB (20475036 bytes)
Edition
2
Pages
193\226
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2014-08-17 02:04:10
Искусство и искусствоведение;Искусство архитектуры

Description

This is a study in vernacular architecture covering the Middle East and North Africa, particularly concentrating on the interaction between religion and society on the one hand and building practice and city planning on the other. Using various sources, some of which date back to the fourteenth century, the author convincingly contends that building and urban development accomplished within the Arabic-Islamic cultural framework achieved a high level of sophistication.

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