Coral Buildings of Suakin

ISBN-13: 9780710304896 / Angielski / Twarda / 1994 / 132 str.

Jean-Pierre Greenlaw;Greenlaw

Opis

Prepared over a period of 20 years, this book explores the previously unrecorded houses and mosques of the now abandoned island town of Suakin in the Red Sea, off the coast of Sudan. Drawings illustrate in detail the traditional architecture of Suakin.

Spis treści

Chapter One The Town of Suakin; Chapter Two The Story of Suakin; Chapter Three Domestic Life in Suakin; Chapter Four Roshans: Casement Windows; Chapter Five Earlier and Larger Turkish Houses; Chapter Six The Smaller Turkish Houses; Chapter Seven Zawias and Mosques; Chapter Eight Egyptian Style Buildings; Chapter Nine Military Buildings; Chapter Ten Building Methods; Chapter Eleven Woodwork;

O autorze

Jean-Pierre Greenway, Foreword by Mansour Khalid