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Moorish Architecture in Andalusia

Door Marianne Barrucand e.a.

Categorie
Algemeen Architectuur & Bouwkunde
Boeknummer
#267898
Titel
Moorish Architecture in Andalusia
Auteur
Barrucand, Marianne & Achim Bednorz
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
Köln, Taschen
Jaar van uitgave
2007
ISBN10
3822831034
ISBN13
9783822831038
Taal
Engels
Samenvatting

Spain owes its special historical position in Europe very largely to its intensive encounter with the Orient. In the summer of 710, a small force under the command of a Berber named Tarif ibn Malik landed to the west of Gibraltar. The Islamic armies that followed in its wake succeeded in conquering large areas of Spain within a short span of years. The conquerors gave the country the name of al-andalus. Thus began a period of cultural permeation that was to last for almost 800 years. In spite of intolerance and animosity, there developed between Muslims, Christians, and Jews a shared cultural environment that proved the basis for great achievements. Moorish-Andalusian art and architecture combine elements of various traditions into a new, autonomous style. Among the outstanding architect
... (Lees verder)ural witnesses to this achievement are the Great Mosque in Cordova and the Alhambra in Granada, recognized and admired as part of the world's heitage right up to the present day. They are described in detail in this book. The main centres of Hispano-Islamic art and architecture, the cities of Cordova, Seville and Granada, are discussed within the chronological framework of developments, both political and cultural, from 710 to 1492. The author traces the changes in architectural forms over the centuries, and concludes with an attempt to identify those enduring characteristics which run like a thread through Hispano-Islamic architecture, for all the different influences to which it was subject. Alongside mosques, castle ruins, and splendid palaces, the reader will find detailed photographs of Moorish decorative art in all its thousand and one variations.
Pagina's
240
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 10,00

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