Cet ouvrage retrace l'itinéraire des auteurs dans la fameuse cour orientale de Samarcande en Ouzbékistan, parmi les minarets, les porches et façades des mosquées, palais et autres merveilles architecturales célèbres pour le bleu turquoise des céramiques qui les recouvrent. ©Electre 2024
Samarkand, Bukhara, and Khiva : three great Central Asian cities which arouse our wonder by the originality and sheer power of their mythic silhouettes. Here Pierre Chuvin delves into the vibrant artistic and architectural heritage of this once forbidden land, with photographs by Gérard Degeorge demonstrating a rich and varied past, and reinstating the region's Islamic art within the chaos of world history. The insightful historical voyage begins over two thousand years ago when Alexander the Great approached the city walls of Samarkand and was stunned by its invincible size and beauty. It recounts how merchants on the Silk Road and warring armies, headed by the likes of Gengis Kahn and Tamerlane, continued to cross paths for centuries in this region. Unceasing rivalries spurred these different parties to create ever more spectacular buildings, gardens, and mosques. This book attempts to make these silent places, with their dazzling livery of turquoise ceramic, echo once more with the sounds of the men that created and peopled them, and bears witness to the cultural legacy of a vibrant civilization.
Paru le : 16/09/2003
Thématique : Autres réalisations architecturales Architecture de Moyen-âge
Auteur(s) : Auteur (photographe) : Gérard Degeorge Auteur : Pierre Chuvin
Éditeur(s) :
Flammarion
Collection(s) : Non précisé.
Série(s) : Non précisé.
ISBN : Non précisé.
EAN13 : 9782080111692
Reliure : Relié sous jaquette
Pages : 229
Hauteur: 32.0 cm / Largeur 25.0 cm
Épaisseur: 2.1 cm
Poids: 1715 g
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