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Authors: Pierre Chuvin & Gérard Degeorge
Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva: centered around these Central
Asian cities is a spectacular artistic heritage of architecture
and decoration that has remained, until recently, just
out of reach of globalization. The informed text and
architectural detail captured in color photography, plans,
and notes reinstates the magnificent mosques, fortresses,
and residences to their proper place in the study of
Islamic art. The volume pays tribute to a culture of
building that withstood cycles of conquest and continued
to thrive until Soviet power set in, preserving some
of the most authentic building details in Asia.
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vibrant artistic heritage of this once forbidden land,
with photographs that demonstrate a truly rich and varied
past, and reinstate the region's Islamic art within the
chaos of world history.The insightful historic voyage
begins over two thousand years ago when Alexander the
Great approached the city walls and was stunned by it's
invincible size and beauty. It recounts how merchants
on the Silk Road and warring armies, headed by the likes
of the Gengis Kahn, continued to cross paths for centuries
in this region. Unceasing rivalries spurred these different
parties to create ever more spectacular buildings, gardens
and mosques. This books bears witness to the cultural
legacy of an entire civilization. |
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$60.00 (hardcover)
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