Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt 300 B. C. --A. D. 700

Name: Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt 300 B. C. --A. D. 700
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ISBN: 9780300170948

ISBN-10: 0300170947

ISBN-13: 9780300170948

Edition: 2011

Authors: Judith McKenzie

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This masterful history of the monumental architecture of Alexandria, as well as of the rest of Egypt, encompasses an entire millenniumfrom the city's founding by Alexander the Great in 331 B.C. to the years just after the Islamic conquest of A.D. 642. Long considered lost beyond recall, the architecture of ancient Alexandria has until now remained mysterious. But here Judith McKenzie shows that it is indeed possible to reconstruct the city and many of its buildings by means of meticulous exploration of archaeological remains, written sources, and an array of other fragmentary evidence. The book approaches its subject at the macro- and the micro-level: from city-planning, building types, and…

Book details

List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 2/22/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 480
Size: 0.85" wide x 1.13" long x 0.12" tall
Weight: 3.982
Language: English