Read Constantinople to Cordoba: Dismantling Ancient Architecture in the East, North Africa and Islamic Spain

Constantinople to Cordoba: Dismantling Ancient Architecture in the East, North Africa and Islamic Spain

Michael Greenhalgh

4.9/5 (28815 ratings)

Description:A survey of the various ways in which the extensive remains of ancient architecture were reused or destroyed in the crescent from Greece and Turkey through Syria, Palestine, North Africa to Islamic Spain. The book complements and echoes some of the themes in the author's "Marble Past, Monumental Present" (2009). Offering a large number of varied examples, it examines how the ancient landscape was transformed - towns, roads and ports, fountains and waterways, tombs, palaces, villas and inscriptions. It then addresses reuse in churches, mosques and other structures, dealing also with collectors and museum-builders. Also considered are the dismantling and transport of the often massive blocks, and the superstitions surrounding antiquities which contributed to their continuing renown or to their destruction.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Constantinople to Cordoba: Dismantling Ancient Architecture in the East, North Africa and Islamic Spain. To get started finding Constantinople to Cordoba: Dismantling Ancient Architecture in the East, North Africa and Islamic Spain, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 9004212469

Description: A survey of the various ways in which the extensive remains of ancient architecture were reused or destroyed in the crescent from Greece and Turkey through Syria, Palestine, North Africa to Islamic Spain. The book complements and echoes some of the themes in the author's "Marble Past, Monumental Present" (2009). Offering a large number of varied examples, it examines how the ancient landscape was transformed - towns, roads and ports, fountains and waterways, tombs, palaces, villas and inscriptions. It then addresses reuse in churches, mosques and other structures, dealing also with collectors and museum-builders. Also considered are the dismantling and transport of the often massive blocks, and the superstitions surrounding antiquities which contributed to their continuing renown or to their destruction.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Constantinople to Cordoba: Dismantling Ancient Architecture in the East, North Africa and Islamic Spain. To get started finding Constantinople to Cordoba: Dismantling Ancient Architecture in the East, North Africa and Islamic Spain, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Constantinople to Cordoba: Dismantling Ancient Architecture in the East, North Africa and Islamic Spain

Constantinople to Cordoba: Dismantling Ancient Architecture in the East, North Africa and Islamic Spain

More Books

The Classical Tradition in Art

The Classical Tradition in Art

Syria's Monuments:

Syria's Monuments:

The Classical Tradition in Art by Michael Greenhalgh (1982-02-03)

The Classical Tradition in Art by Michael Greenhalgh (1982-02-03)

From the Romans to the Railways (Technology and Change in History, 13)

From the Romans to the Railways (Technology and Change in History, 13)

The Military and Colonial Destruction of the Roman Landscape of North Africa, 1830-1900 (History of Warfare, 98)

The Military and Colonial Destruction of the Roman Landscape of North Africa, 1830-1900 (History of Warfare, 98)

What is Classicism

What is Classicism

Art in society: Studies in style, culture, and aesthetics

Art in society: Studies in style, culture, and aesthetics

What is Classicism ("What is...?" series) by Michael Greenhalgh (1990-01-01)

What is Classicism ("What is...?" series) by Michael Greenhalgh (1990-01-01)

Survival of Roman Antiquities in the Middle Ages

Survival of Roman Antiquities in the Middle Ages