Hussein I. El Mudarris & Oliver Salmon
Romantic Travel through Bartlett's Engravings from Europe to the Middle East
Aleppo - Syria: Editor: Ray Publishing and Science 2007. Soft cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 9 1/2" X 6 3/4. Bartlett W. H. . Preface by Dr. Philip Mansel. A near fine copy with pictorial covers and fully illustrated with black & white illustrations. In near fine condition with minor rubbing to corners and tips of the spine and slight fading to the spine. Internally clean fresh and bright. 175pp. ' W. H. Bartlett's views demonstrate both the affinities and the contrasts between western Europe and the Middle East. This English artist born in London in 1809 admired and recorded every single style of monument in the region: not only Pharaonic classical Christian and Crusader remains but also Islamic masterpieces such as the tomb of Sultan Kaitbey in Cairo which for Bartlett represented the 'unique invention of Mohammedan art in its highest enrichment'. <br/> <br/> Editor: Ray Publishing and Science paperback
Referencia librero : PF2151 ISBN : 9953131791 9789953131795
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