The Minbar of Saladin /anglais - Couverture rigide

Singer, Lynette

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 050023843X ISBN 13 : 9780500238431

Editeur : Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

The minbar of Saladin, an intricately designed wooden pulpit, was one of the masterpieces of Islamic art. Made in the 12th century, on Saladin’s conquest of Jerusalem it was placed in the al-Aqsa Mosque, where it remained for almost 800 years. Then, in 1969, it was burned down by an Australian fanatical Christian. This book charts the difficult process of reconstructing the minbar from scratch, a challenge made even more difficult by the lack of the necessary skills and the loss of the secrets of its original construction and decoration. Thus it covers both Islamic art and the revival of lost traditional skills.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Lynette Singer is Managing Director of West Park Pictures. She is the editor, with Robin Wood, of Peoples of Africa, and author, with André Singer, of Divine Magic:TheWorld of the Supernatural, which accompanied a Channel 4 television series.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 050023843X
• ISBN 13: 9780500238431
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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