Titel: | Tombs of Paradise |
Kategorie: | Architektur |
BuchID: | 2164 |
Autor: | Jean Soustiel |
ISBN-10(13): | 978-2903824433 |
Verlag: | Editions d'Art Monelle |
Publikationsdatum: | 01/2004 |
Seitenanzahl: | 264 |
Sprache: | Deutsch |
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Bild: | [ONLINE-SHOP] |
Beschreibung: |
The Shah-e Zende in Samarkand and Architectural Ceramics of Central Asia The necropolis of Shah-e Zende represents a summit in the art of ceramic wall coverings in the Islamic world. Perched on a steep cliff overlooking the ancient city of Samarkand, today the ghost town of Afrasiyab, the necropolis remains largely unknown to art historians and the general public. As Shah-e Zende offers a microcosm of the technical evolution of ceramic arts in Central Asia between the 12th and 15th centuries, this work ec |