| Living Under the Crescent Moon: Domestic Culture in the Arab World Contributor(s): Von Vegesack, Alexander (Editor), Kries, Mateo (Editor), Pijbes, Wim (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 3931936414 ISBN-13: 9783931936419 Publisher: Vitra Design Museum OUR PRICE: $67.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Buildings - Residential - Architecture | Regional - Social Science | Customs & Traditions |
| Dewey: 392.360 |
| LCCN: 2006401711 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 9.5" W x 12.9" (4.40 lbs) 320 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Living under the Crescent Moon demonstrates the diversity of domestic lifestyles to be found from Morocco to Syria and the Arab Peninsula: from the nomadic tents of the Tuareg or Bedouins to Moroccan casbahs; from the grand courtyard houses in cities such as Marrakesh, Damascus or Cairo, to buildings by twentieth-century architects. A series of essays and evocative pictures by leading photographers detail functional and fascinating examples of residential architecture alongside solutions for daily tasks and everyday objects. Contributors include Stefano Bianca, S bastien Boulay, Mateo Kries, Annegret Nippa, Karin P tt and Eugen Wirth, as well as photos by Deidi von Schaewen, Bruno Barbey, Thierry Mauger and Pascal & Maria Mar chaux. |