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Impressions of Yemen

Door Pascal Marechaux e.a.

Categorie	Geschiedenis Midden-Oosten
Boeknummer	#335126-WA28
Titel	Impressions of Yemen
Auteur	Marechaux, Pascal & Maria Marechaux
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Paris : Flammarion
Jaar van uitgave	1997
ISBN10	208013647X
ISBN13	9782080136473
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original blue boards, dust jacket, decorated endpapers, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs, square, circa 29x29cm.
Samenvatting	A country surrounded by mountains, Yemen has for many centuries remained untouched by and resistant to foreign influences. Turned in upon itself Yemen is a world whose arts and architecture preserve many links with the past, while integrating the modern world to an often startling degree. From the coastal plains of the Tihama in the west inland to the cities of Wadi Hadramawt in the east, Pascal and Maria Maréchaux's beautiful photographs reveal the origins and meanings of the extraordinary indigenous painted houses. Yemeni architecture uses only local resources, inscribing its forms directly into the landscape, to produce a highly mimetic effect: the forms and decoration evoke the qualities of the mountains and earth, the natural light, and the vegetation of the environment. Arc... (Lees verder)hitecture is also an important bearer of social symbolism: brilliant colors are used both to protect and to seduce, to vaunt the wealth and status of the owner; and the organization of interior space defines the central role of hospitality in Yemeni life. The language of color on both architectural exteriors and interiors reflects the organic world through the use of natural pigments, and also creates complex representational forms linked to the costume and body make-up of the individual inhabitants. In a fascinating text, the authors describe how, through a limited decorative repertoire and the same materials, houses of similar form yet infinite variety are constructed. This beautiful book introduces us to a misunderstood world, a culture threatened by modern technology, which nevertheless demonstrates a mastery of materials, tools, and symbols to produce a polychrome architecture of immense and lasting power.
Pagina's	196
Conditie	Goed — Foxed on verso dust jacket; slightly foxed on cut; some foxing inside. Fair-good copy.
Prijs	€ 12,50

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