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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A large-scale international project testifying to an exciting moment within Saudi Arabia's contemporary cultureThe second edition of the Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale features work from over 100 artists of different generations, many from Saudi Arabia and the surrounding region. After Rain navigates the Biennale's multiple platforms including the exhibition itself, the workshops and the lecture series. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Erste Biennale für zeitgenössische Kunst in Diriyah 400 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware -Erste Biennale für zeitgenössische Kunst in Diriyah 400 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Erste Biennale für zeitgenössische Kunst in Diriyah.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Diriyah Contemporary Art Biennale | Feeling The Stones | Philip Tinari / Diriyah Biennale | Buch | 400 S. | Englisch | 2023 | Distanz Verlag | EAN 9783954765287 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: DISTANZ Verlag GmbH, Hallesches Ufer 78, 10963 Berlin, info[at]distanz[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

First edition, first printing, of this illustrated bilingual guide to the archaeology of the capital of the Emirate of Diriyah, widely considered the first Saudi state. The work celebrates the recent government-backed restoration of fortification walls and watchtowers. Diriyah's At-Turaif district served as the home of the Saudi royal family. The town was "founded in the 15th century, [and] bears witness to the Najdi architectural style, which is specific to the centre of the Arabian Peninsula. In the 18th and the early 19th century, its regional political and religious role increased, and the citadel of at-Turaif became the centre of the temporal power of the House of Saud and the spread of the Islamic reform movement in Arabia, Salafiyya. The property includes the remains of many palaces and an urban ensemble built on the edge of the ad-Dir'iyah oasis" (UNESCO). The At-Turaif district was included on the list of World Heritage Sites in 2010. Large octavo. With folding map duplicated in Arabic and English, photographs and diagrams in text. Text in Arabic and English. Original illustrated card wrappers lettered in black and green in Arabic and English. Wrappers lightly rubbed, bright internally. A near-fine copy.

First edition, first impression, of this richly illustrated bilingual guide for visitors to the historic earthen city of Diriyah, recording its history and restoration to date. This work is institutionally uncommon, with WorldCat tracing only four locations (Library of Congress, Smithsonian, Bilkent University Library, and Bibliotheque Geneve). The Emirate of Diriyah, often referred to as the First Saudi state, had the town of Diriyah as its capital. Located on the northwestern outskirts of Riyadh, its At-Turaif district served as the original home of the Saudi royal family. The town was "founded in the 15th century, [and] bears witness to the Najdi architectural style, which is specific to the centre of the Arabian Peninsula. In the 18th and the early 19th century, its regional political and religious role increased, and the citadel of at-Turaif became the centre of the temporal power of the House of Saud and the spread of the Islamic reform movement in Arabia, Salafiyya. The property includes the remains of many palaces and an urban ensemble built on the edge of the ad-Dir'iyah oasis" (UNESCO). The At-Turaif District in Diriyah was included on the list of World Heritage Sites in 2010. "At-Turaif District in ad-Dir'iyah", UNESCO, available online. Quarto. With 2 folding maps, numerous illustrations in the text. Original light yellow wrappers, illustrations from photographs; text in Arabic and English. Some marks to covers, neat repair at foot of spine. A very good copy.