Muslim architecture research program (5 résultats)

Paperback, large oblong format, spine somewhat discolored, minor traces of use, else in very good condition. Text in English. Richly illustrated in black and white. Please see description or ask for photos.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Very Good in Hardcover. Small nick at top back board near spine. 157pp square 4to. White spine with black titles.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. VG, text block nice and clean.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. VG, text block nice and clean.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. Condition: all volumes fine. Hardcover volumes published without jackets. Small quarto (27cm x 27 cm; 10.5 in. x 10.5 in.) The individual volumes: Vol. 1a: Introduction to Islamic Architecture, 1986. Softcover; 156 pp. This volume serves as the structural baseline for the series. Vol. 1b: Determinants of Islamic Architecture, 1988. Hardcover; 168 pp. An analytical text detailing the cultural, geometric, and socio-environmental factors shaping Muslim buildings. Vol. 2a: Mosques: History, Function, Typology, Composition, Equipment, 1986. Softcover; 168 pp. A comprehensive look at the architectural anatomy of Islamic houses of worship. Vol. 3a: Khawārizm, 1990. Hardcover; 168 pp. An architectural study of the historic monuments and regional building identities of the Khāwarizm oasis in Uzbekistan. Vol. 3b: Bukhārā, 1993. Hardcover; 120 pp. A regional study of the architectural evolution, preservation, and unique styling of the historic city of Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Vol. 4a: Islamic Arches, 1994. Hardcover; 72 pp. A technical and stylistic study of the diverse types of arches built throughout different Muslim dynasties and geographic regions. The Muslim Architecture Research Program (MARP) was an independent research organization and publisher active from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. Based in Zürich, Switzerland, it was primarily driven by the architectural historian and author Amjad Bohumil Prochazka. The program dedicated itself to documenting, surveying, and analyzing the historical structures, evolution, and regional features of Islamic architecture across the globe. Its core published work was a series of documentary books under the collective title Architecture of the Islamic Cultural Sphere. Each of the six volumes produced includes a detailed discussion of its topic and hundreds of precise technical drawings. (In the numeration of these books, volumes 2b and 4b were never completed.) Each book was published in a limited issue and all have been out of print for over thirty years. MARP itself is no longer active. Thus these vital historical resources are very rare and now are typically found only in special library collections. This listing here represents perhaps a unique offer, that is, a complete set of MARP's works, and in excellent condition. *** Oversize and heavy; supplemental shipping and handling required.…