Isbn: 9789774248412 - the monuments of historic cairo: a map and descriptive catalogue (american research center in egypt conservation s.) (5 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Very Good+. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good+. Please note that this is a heavy item and may require extra postage for international shipping; Dust jacket is bright and sturdy with no real signs of bumping or shelving; front and rear boards are unmarked and strong; spine uncreased with clear gilt titling; binding is tight; pages are crisp, white and without markings. Overall, this is a very good copy that shows no signs of previous use or age. ; American Research Center In Egypt Conservation; 13.2 X 1.1 X 9.8 inches; 294 pages.…

Hardcover. Condición: Very good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very good. Corer lightly bumped.

Hardcover. Condición: As New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: As New. 1st Edition. Tight binding, sharp corners. Clean pages with slight age-toning to edges. Jacket is clean, unclipped, slight edge-wear.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. xv, 250 pages, 31 folded maps : illustrations, maps ; 34 cm. American Research Center in Egypt Conservation series, 1. Comprising thirty-one maps reproduced at a metric scale of 1:1,250 and a full descriptive catalogue, The Monuments of Historic Cairo marks the first time that the city's significant architectural heritage has been mapped in ground plan within the present-day urban context. The work surveys an area of nearly six square kilometers, stretching from the city's northern walls southward to the Mosque of Ibn Tulun and the Citadel. It documents an extraordinary variety of historically important monuments ranging from the tenth to the twentieth century, and includes street patterns that have now disappeared but that are crucial for understanding how the city has developed over the course of more than a thousand years. The catalogue provides historical information about more than 500 key buildings situated in the historic core of Cairo, and includes scholarly bibliographical references, as well as details of each building's conservation history. More than two hundred buildings are documented here for the first time. Funded by the United States Agency for International Development and financed by the Egyptian Antiquities Project of the American Research Center in Egypt, The Monuments of Historic Cairo records the city's urban fabric and its architectural treasures, enhancing our understanding of the morphology and architecture of one of the world's great historic cities.…

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. Second Printing. xv, 250 pp. Clean, crisp copy with dust jacket in mylar cover. 31 folding maps at rear, all in Fine condition.