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Max Herz Pasha (1856-1919), chief architect to the " Comit de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe " for a quarter of a century (1890-1914), was in charge of the conservation of monuments of Islamic and Coptic architecture in Egypt at a period of crucial importance. We are indebted to him for the survival of many important monuments in Cairo, white in the case of those which he restored he determined their present-day shape to a considerable degree. Herz was the first director of the Arab Museum (now Museum of Islamic Art) and also an accomplished scholar. He was active as a private architect tao, a representative of and foremost authority on the Neo-Mamluk style. The present monograph deals with Herz Pasha's life, career and achievements on the basis of a rich documentary material. It can also be used as a sourcebook because many documents are published, either in extenso or as extracts, with the aim to facilitate future research. The chequered life-story of a personality kind in human inter-course yet demanding in professional work unfolds in convection with the architecture of the city that is richest in the world in monuments of Islamic art.
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István Ormos, arabisant, s'intéresse à la philologie arabe, à l'histoire de la médecine chez les Arabes, aux études éthiopiennes, aux sources arabes sur les débuts de l'histoire des Hongrois et à l'histoire des études orientales. Ses recherches ont porté récemment sur la vie de Max Herz Pacha (1856-1919) et ses travaux sur la conservation des monuments arabo-islamiques et coptes en Égypte. Sa monographie sur Herz a été publiée par l'Ifao en 2009.
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Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. 2 vols., 32 by 24.5cm., vol.I 312 pp.(English), vol.II 324 pp.(English), numerous illustrations (mainly black and white). Max Herz Pasha (1856-1919), chief architect to the " Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art Arabe " for a quarter of a century (1890-1914), was in charge of the conservation of monuments of Islamic and Coptic architecture in Egypt at a period of crucial importance. We are indebted to him for the survival of many important monuments in Cairo, white in the case of those which he restored he determined their present-day shape to a considerable degree. Herz was the first director of the Arab Museum (now Museum of Islamic Art) and also an accomplished scholar. He was active as a private architect tao, a representative of and foremost authority on the Neo-Mamluk style. The present monograph deals with Herz Pasha's life, career and achievements on the basis of a rich documentary material. It can also be used as a sourcebook because many documents are published, either in extenso or as extracts, with the aim to facilitate future research. The chequered life-story of a personality kind in human inter-course yet demanding in professional work unfolds in convection with the architecture of the city that is richest in the world in monuments of Islamic art. Seller Inventory # ABE-1675203015622
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