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The `Amiriya in Rada`: The History and Restoration of a Sixteenth-Century Madrasa in the Yemen - Hardcover
Synopsis
The latest volume in the Oxford Studies in Islamic Art series documents the four-year project to restore this important building.
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About the Author
Selma Al-Radi, Research Fellow, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, New York. Venetia Porter, Curator, British Museum. Ruth Barnes, Research Associate, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Ruth Barnes, Research Associate, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.
Review
`The study is well produced and includes a great number of figures and colour plates which are very helpful for following the arguments being made in the chapters... a splendid work... a marvellous account... as well as a history of the monument.'
Bernarsd Haykel, Journal of Islamic Studies Vol.1 No.2
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- PublisherOxford University Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0197280234
- ISBN 13 9780197280232
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages216
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The 'Amiriya in Rada': The History and Restoration of a Sixteenth-Century Madrasa in the Yemen
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Oxford University Press, 1998
ISBN 10: 0197280234
ISBN 13: 9780197280232
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Seller: Prior Books Ltd, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Dark blue hardback complete with dustjacket in better than very good or even nearly new condition: clean and bright, firm and square, strong joints. Contents crisp and fresh. Looks and feels unread. Fully illustrated. This volume is devoted to one of the most important 16th-century buildings still extant in the Yemen - the Amiriya Madrasa in Rada. The building is fully described and its place in the development of Rasulid and Tahirid architecture fully discussed. A final section details the extensive restoration of the building. Seller Inventory # 206078
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