Samarkand, Bukara, Khiva / Pierre Chuvin and Gérard Degeorge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chuvin, Pierre.

Contributor:

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Degeorge, Gérard, 1947-

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Islamic architecture--Uzbekistan--Samarqand.

Islamic architecture.

Islamic architecture--Uzbekistan--Bukhoro.

Islamic architecture--Uzbekistan--Khiva.

Architecture--Uzbekistan--Samarqand.

Architecture.

Architecture--Uzbekistan--Bukhoro.

Architecture--Uzbekistan--Khiva.

Samarqand (Uzbekistan)--Civilization.

Samarqand (Uzbekistan).

Bukhoro (Uzbekistan)--Civilization.

Bukhoro (Uzbekistan).

Khiva (Uzbekistan)--Civilization.

Khiva (Uzbekistan).

Civilization.

Uzbekistan--Bukhoro.

Uzbekistan--Khiva.

Uzbekistan--Samarqand.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)

Physical Description:

229 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm

Place of Publication:

Paris : Flammarion, [2001]

Summary:

"Samarkand, Boukhara, 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 of Samarkand 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." http://books.google.com/books?id=aM5nQgAACAAJ.

Contents:

Samarkand and Shahr-e Sabz

Bukhara

The Khwarazm and its capitals : Old Urgench and Khiva.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-229).

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.

ISBN:

2080111698

9782080111692

OCLC:

55792453