The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt 300 B.C.--A.D. 700 (The Yale University Press Pelican History of Art Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.10 (829 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300115555 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Four Stars" according to Pavlin Lange. Very interesting.. samisimila said The Architecture of Alexnadria and Egypt. This is a great book; truly scientific, very intelligent and well written. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in the ancient architecture, or history in common whatsoever.
642. Lavishly illustrated with new plans of the city in the Ptolemaic, Roman, and Byzantine periods; reconstruction drawings; and photographs, the book brings to life the ancient city and uncovers the true extent of its architectural legacy in the Mediterranean world.. Long considered lost beyond recall, the architecture of ancient Alexandria has until now remained mysterious. But here Judith McKenzie shows that it is indeed possible to reconstruct the city and many of its buildings by means of meticulous exploration of archaeological remains, written sources, and an array of other fragmentary evidence.The book approaches its subject at the macro- and the micro-level: from city-planning, building types, and designs to architectural style. to the years just after the Islamic conquest of A.D. It addresses the interaction between the imported Greek and native Egyptian traditions; the relations between the architecture of Alexandria and the other cities and towns of Egypt as well as the wider Mediterranean world; and Alexandria’s previously unrecognized role as a major source of architectural innovation and artistic influence. This masterful history of the monumental architecture of Alexandria, as well as of the rest of Egypt, encompasses an entire
"a richly textured presentation. The book will likely be the first place to which anyone interested in the architecture of post-pharaonic Egypt will turn for many years to come."--Hector Williams, Egyptian Archaeology