Damascus : hidden treasures of the old city pho: Tim Beddow
Language: ENG Publication details: New York ; Thames & Hudson, ©2000. Description: 224 p. : ill. ; 30 cmISBN: 9780500282991; 0500282994Other title: hidden treasures of the old citySubject(s): İnterior architecture | Architecture Syria Damascus | Architecture Syria Damascus Pictorial works | Architecture Syrie Damas | Architecture Syrie Damas Ouvrages illustrés | Damascus (Syria) Antiquities | Islamic architecture Syria Damascus Pictorial works | Syria DamascusLOC classification: N 7419 .S93 | K44 2000Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | Vitali Hakko Kreatif Endüstriler Kütüphanesi | N 7419 .S93 K44 2000 | Not for loan | 013571 |
Gift of Cem Ertekin.
Damascus, reputed to be the worldʹs 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 Islamʹs most magnificent architecture, such as the Umayyad Mosque, the city boasts a heritage of fairy-tale palaces and sumptuous private houses. Sadly, many of them are in urgent need of restoration. Brigid Keenan and Tim Beddow were given unprecedented access to the inner, "hidden" city, which has resulted in a book that is of immense importance to all concerned with the heritage of architecture in the Islamic world. The superb photographs include façades, courtyards, alleyways and fountains, and the breathtaking interiors that often lie behind the unassuming walls of the old town, with exquisite details in stone, wood, paint, marble, plaster, glass and mother-of-pearl. The whole, published with the generous support of Wafic Rida Said, forms a convincing and elegiac plea for the preservation of the heart of this historic ancient capital. -- Jacket
includes index
Part 1. Sacred and secular. Fountains ; Decorative tiles ; Mihrabs and niches
pt. 2. Palaces and people. Courtyards ; Ceilings ; Wall paintings ; Coloured pastework ; Stonework ; Windows ; Doors