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The Orient in a Mirror

Categorie	Azië
Boeknummer	#421886
Titel	The Orient in a Mirror
Auteur	Michaud, Roland & Sabrina Michaud
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	London : Thames & Hudson
Jaar van uitgave	2003
ISBN10	0500511543
ISBN13	9780500511541
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Original blind stamped brown cloth, gilt lettered spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) photographs in colour, oblong (circa 29x24cm).
Samenvatting	Central Asia is a vibrant mixture of civilizations and tongues; united by Islam, diversified by differing histories, cultures and languages. Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan and their neighbours are famed for their literature and their multi-hued arts and crafts, but few realize how alive, how close to the surface, are their powerful and enduring traditions. Sabrina Michaud with reproductions of 14th- to 19th-century central Asian miniatures. The two art forms enhance one another, providing a multifaceted insight into the glories of the region - from glimpses of students and solemn mullahs to Afghan horsemen, in a plethora of exotic beauty and colour. print. It is now republished in a revised and expanded form, with twice as many images.
Pagina's	253
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 20,00

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