Beyond the River: Ottoman Transjordan in Original Photographs - Couverture rigide

Abujaber, Raouf Sa'ad; Cobbing, Felicity

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1900988828 ISBN 13 : 9781900988827

Editeur : Stacey International, 2005

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the rugged, mountainous land through which the River Jordan flows was a region of untouched beauty and deeply held tribal traditions. 'Beyond the River' gathers over 200 black and white photographs of Transjordan from the collections of the Palestine Exploration Fund in London, taken during the dying days of the Ottoman Empire, through the First World War, and the establishment of the Hashemite Emirate of Jordan in 1921 from which the modern Kingdom evolved. These beautiful images of the peoples, monuments, and landscapes of Transjordan capture the powerful spirit of the place, and provide an unsurpassed documentation of the region's archaeological heritage, and a unique visual record of a crucial moment in Levantine history. The pictures are set in context with an introductory text and detailed captions, researched and written by the distinguished Jordanian historian, Dr. Raouf Sa'd Abujaber, and archaeologist and Curator of the PEF's collections, Felicity Cobbing.

Revue de presse :

'...it is immediately apparent that Beyond the River is a specialist work, in particular a visual treasure-trove for anyone of archaeological inclinations and, one might add, including the industrial archaeology of bygone photographic technology....this elegant production is uncompromisingly a reference book for scholars or expert amateurs. Such types will undoubtedly thrill to the visual revelations contained within its covers.' --Ramsay Wood in 'PEQ: Palestine Exploration Quarterly' July 2008.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Stacey International
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1900988828
• ISBN 13: 9781900988827
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 240