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Persian Kingship and Architecture: Strategies of Power in ...
PreviewThe Great Palace of the Byzantine Emperors, second report (Edinburgh, 1958), p. 580 and passim. See: Alastair Northedge, 'Survey of the terrace area at Amman citadel', Levantxii (1980), pp. 150 ff.; Alastair Northedge, 'The Qasr of Amman', ...
The Historical Topography of Samarra
Alastair NorthedgeThis is the first fundamentally new work to come out in half a century on one of the world's most famous Islamic archaeological sites: Samarra, in Iraq.
Islamic Gardens and Landscapes
D. Fairchild RugglesHowever, the evidence for this has been challenged by later archaeologists who examined Herzfeld's field notes, and Alastair Northedge's plan (reproduced here) shows garden courtyards divided bilaterally. Herzfeld may have been imposing ...
Muqarnas, Volume 25: Frontiers of Islamic Art and ...
PreviewAuthor's note: I wish to thank Sheila Canby, Michael Chagnon, Massumeh Farhad, Christoph B. Konrad, Jens Kröger, Alastair Northedge, Bernard O'Kane, and Mariam Rosser-Owen for their generous help with information and images. 1 .
Studies on Roman and Islamic ʻAmmān: History, site and ...
Alastair NorthedgeThis major work describes the history and archaeology of Amman, the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, and reports the Jordanian-British excavations directed by the late Mrs. C.M. Bennett at the Citadel.
The Encyclopaedia of Islam
H. A. R. GibbAlastair Northedge, "The Umayyad Mosque of 'Amman," I\'th International Conference on Bilad al-Sham (Amman: Jordan University, 1989), pp. 140-63, especially p. 149. 88. Schick, Christina Communities, p. 261. Additional comments in Alt ...
Roy Lichtenstein (Penguin Special): How Modern Art Was Saved ...
Alastair SookeWhat do his paintings really tell us? And what is his legacy? This book, by art critic and broadcaster Alastair Sooke, is a perfect introduction to the artist and his work.
Managing the Brief For Better Design
Alastair BlythBritish Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Blyth, Alastair, 1958- Managing the brief for better design / Alastair Blyth ...
Alastair Cook: Starting Out - My Story So Far
Alastair CookGraham Gooch was head coach, leading some great players and big personalities, including Andy Flower and Ronnie Irani. It meant a lot to me to open the batting for Essex with Will Jefferson, with whom I had spent so much time in our ...
Henri Matisse: A Second Life
Alastair SookeTheir medium? Coloured paper and scissors. This book, by art critic and broadcaster Alastair Sooke, focuses on Matisse's extraordinary final decade, which he called 'a second life', after he had returned from the grave.
The Golden Age: Nostalgia in Word and Image
PreviewIn Alastair Bellany's words, 'the political elite [. ... taken by 2 Alastair Bellany, The Politics of Court Scandal in Early Modern Englandࣟ: News Culture and the Overbury Affair, 1603-1666 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002), p. 86.
Upgrading School Buildings in Mexico with Social ...
Blyth AlastairTeachers noted that they feel safer after the refurbishment. The roofing has an 8- year warranty. Photo 3: example of outdoor education spaces. © Alastair Blyth School Esperanza Villasana Heredia José Maria Pino Suarez, Alvaro Obregon,.
Literary Names: Personal Names in English Literature
Alastair FowlerIn this rich and learned book, Alastair Fowler explores the use of names in literature of all periods - primarily English but also Latin, Greek, French, and Italian - casting an unusual and rewarding light on the work of literature itself.
Pop Art: A Colourful History
Alastair SookePop Art by the BBC's Alastair Sooke - an essential but snappy new guide to our favourite art movement Pop Art is the most important 20th-century art movement.
Managing the Brief for Better Design
Alastair BlythBased on extensive research, this book offers an understanding of the briefing process and its importance to the built environment.
The Final Days of Alastair Nicholson: Chief Justice Family ...
William John StapletonChief Justice Family Court of Australia William John Stapleton. The Final Days of Alastair Nicholson: Chief Justice Family Court of Australia by William John Stapleton Copyright 2013 William John Stapleton, All rights reserved. ISBN- 13:
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