Desert Of Pharan
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Desert Of Pharan
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Author : Ahmed Mater Al-Ziad Aseeri
language : en
Publisher: Lars Muller Publishers
Release Date : 2016
Desert Of Pharan written by Ahmed Mater Al-Ziad Aseeri and has been published by Lars Muller Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Mecca (Saudi Arabia) categories.
Unofficial Histories Behind the Mass Expansion of Makkah Through a series of photographs, Ahmed Mater charts the city's origins to its more recent history over the last 5 years. It is a study of the site's recent transformation -- Makkah, until recently, embodied a unique urban tapestry, layered with histories that are stitched together by an abundance of organically rooted communities and cultures. It is a place that accommodated not only sacred structures and sites but also huge fluctuations in population during Ramadan (up to 3 million visitors a year travel to Makkah for Eid and Hajj). More recently, these sites and communities have been eradicated and are being replaced with five-star-studded high rise developments, transforming it from an active metropolis to the world's most exclusive, yet most visited religious tourist destination, reflective of an unprecedented experimentation with architecture and its possible impact on social stratification. This photographic essay is a celebration of Makkah's real and projected or imaginary states. It provides singular access to this site and its associated social and religious rituals, along with its architectural urban planned and proposed development. AUTHOR: Ahmed Mater, born in 1979, grew up in Saudi Arabia. He led a young artist collective, was a founding member of Al-Miftaha Arts Village in Abha, and went on to co-founded the non-profit entity, Edge of Arabia. His work was exhibited in numerous international institutions and forms part of public and private art collections. 400 illustrations
Islamic Heritage Architecture Iv
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Author : S. Hernandez
language : en
Publisher: WIT Press
Release Date : 2022-09-13
Islamic Heritage Architecture Iv written by S. Hernandez and has been published by WIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-09-13 with Architecture categories.
Islamic architecture has enriched design with a wide variety of structural shapes, including among others, unique arches, a wide variety of vaults and domes, which allow for new forms to be developed. This volume deals with the design of many types of buildings in Islamic countries, including not only the better known public buildings like mosques, mausoleums, citadels and forts, but also houses and gardens, engineering works such as bridges and dams, irrigation systems and many others which have also had a profound impact on society. There is much to learn from past experiences to arrive at solutions that are environmentally sound and sustainable in the long term. As conventional energy resources become scarce, the Islamic design heritage can offer invaluable lessons on how to deal in an efficient manner with cases of hard and extreme environments. Traditional architecture and urban environments in most Islamic countries are now being eroded by overemphasis on a global type of architecture and city planning. Consequently, many regions are losing their identity. The included research reviews these developments in the light of what the classical Islamic urban designs and architectures have to offer modern society.
The Desert Of Sinai
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Author : Horatius Bonar
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1857
The Desert Of Sinai written by Horatius Bonar and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1857 with Sinai (Egypt) categories.
The Unveiling Origin Of Mecca
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Author : Mohammed Alal Khan
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2021-09-12
The Unveiling Origin Of Mecca written by Mohammed Alal Khan and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-12 with History categories.
The Unveiling Origin of Mecca provides insights into the history of Kaaba (Ka’ba) in Mecca. The Ka’ba is the first house built on earth. It is one of the few and perhaps the only Islamic History books that looks at modern archaeological evidence and the Holy Quran and the history of the Quran to explore the proper location of the Ka’ba. The author notes that in the Holy Quran, Mecca, sometimes also called Becca, which words are synonymous, and signify “a place of great intercourse,” is undoubtedly one of the most ancient cities in the world. Some authors imagine it to be the Mesa, or Mesha, of the Scripture and that it deduced its name from one of Ishmael’s sons. It stands in a stony and barren valley, surrounded by mountains under the exact parallel with the Macoraba of Ptolemy, and about 40 Arabian miles from the sea 'Al Kolzom. There is a magnificent temple in the city, like the Colosseum at Rome. However, it is not made of such large stones but burnt bricks and round in the same manner. It has ninety or one hundred doors around it and is arched...upon entering the temple you descend ten or twelve steps of marble, and here and there about the said entrance there stand men who sell jewels and nothing else. Researching ancient Islam and the origin of Mecca, the author asserts that the Ka’ba is currently misplaced, contradicting the Holy Quran and Arabian geography. Although there are many Islamic scholars and Quran research Institutes throughout the world, sadly, none of them have yet verified the exact places, mountains surrounding Ka’ba, and its sacred area according to the Holy Quran.
Opus Majus Volumes 1 And 2
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Author : Roger Bacon
language : en
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Release Date : 2016-09-15
Opus Majus Volumes 1 And 2 written by Roger Bacon and has been published by University of Pennsylvania Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-15 with History categories.
The Opus Majus of Roger Bacon (c.1214-92) is one of the most influential scientific and philosophical texts of its age and arguably the high point of medieval knowledge of the physical sciences. In the work Bacon makes a plea for the reform of education, emphasizing the rightful role of the sciences in the university curriculum and the interdependence of the various disciplines. Prepared in 1267 at the request of Pope Clement IV, the treatise is a collection of ideas, an encyclopedia of knowledge embracing all science, including language, logic, optics, mathematics, moral philosophy, and physics.
The Opus Majus Of Roger Bacon
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Author : Roger Bacon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1897
The Opus Majus Of Roger Bacon written by Roger Bacon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1897 with Philosophy categories.
Marino Sanudo Torsello The Book Of The Secrets Of The Faithful Of The Cross
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Author : Peter Lock
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-05-06
Marino Sanudo Torsello The Book Of The Secrets Of The Faithful Of The Cross written by Peter Lock and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-06 with History categories.
This is the first full translation of Marino Sanudo Torsello's Secreta fidelium Crucis to be made into English. The work itself is a piece of crusading propaganda following the fall of Acre in 1291, written between 1300 and 1321, but it includes much of historical relevance along with interesting observations on the early history of Jerusalem and the Crusader Kingdom. The translation is based upon the text edited by Jacques Bongars in 1611. There is an introduction that contextualises the book, its author, his sources and his audience. The notes provide essential information to clarify internal textual references and allusions, as well as the role of Biblical references in Sanudo's grand design. The index is designed to make this detailed text usable and accessible. In this, his major work, Sanudo advocated the conquest of Egypt as the means to regain Jerusalem for the Latins and worked through his points with considerable detail alongside references to 13th-century Mediterranean history, especially involving Louis IX of France and Charles of Anjou, king of Naples. Books I and II give considerable detailed discussion of the concept, plan and costs of his proposed crusade. Book III provides an outline history of the crusades and the crusader states. It is derived from a wide-reading of other sources especially of William of Tyre, and, for events after 1184 on the Eracles, the letters of James of Vitry, and Sanudo's own experiences in the east. Throughout, the work contains a staggering amount of cartographical, ethnographical, geographical, and nautical information, as well as numerous unique insights into historical events and personalities of the late 13th century, not only in Outremer but in Western Europe.
The Book Of The Secrets Of The Faithful Of The Cross
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Author : Marino Sanudo
language : en
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Release Date : 2011
The Book Of The Secrets Of The Faithful Of The Cross written by Marino Sanudo and has been published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
This is the first full English translation of Marino Sanudo Torsello's Secreta fidelium Crucis, a piece of crusading propaganda following the fall of Acre in 1291, written between 1300 and 1321 and based on the translation edited by Jacques Bongars in 1611. With references to 13th-century Mediterranean history, especially Louis IX of France and Charles of Anjou, it contains a vast amount of cartographical, ethnographical, geographical and nautical information, with unique insights into events and personalities not only in Outremer, but in Western Europe.
Women Writers Of Ancient Greece And Rome
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Author : Ian Michael Plant
language : en
Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd.
Release Date : 2004
Women Writers Of Ancient Greece And Rome written by Ian Michael Plant and has been published by Equinox Publishing Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Literary Collections categories.
'Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome' is an anthology of the surviving literary texts of women writers from the Greco-Roman world, offering new translations of the work of over 50 women. Each author is introduced with a critical review of what we know about the writer, her work, its significance and a discussion of the texts which follow.
The Pilgrimage Of Egeria
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Author : Anne McGowan
language : en
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Release Date : 2018-06-01
The Pilgrimage Of Egeria written by Anne McGowan and has been published by Liturgical Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-06-01 with Religion categories.
This new version of the late fourth-century diary of journeys in and around the Holy Land known as the Itinerarium Egeriae provides a more literal translation of the Latin text than earlier English renderings, with the aim of revealing more of the female traveler’s personality. The substantial introduction to the book covers both early pilgrimage as a whole, especially travel by women, and the many liturgical rites of Jerusalem that Egeria describes. Both this and the verse-by-verse commentary alongside the translated text draw on the most recent scholarship, making this essential reading for pilgrims, students, and scholars seeking insight into life and piety during one of Christianity’s most formative periods.