This masterful history of the monumental architecture of Alexandria, as well as ofthe rest of Egypt, encompasses an entire millennium from 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 ...
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This masterful history of the monumental architecture of Alexandria, as well as ofthe rest of Egypt, encompasses an entire millennium from 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 designs to architectural style. It addresses the interaction between the imported Greek and native Egyptian traditions; the relations between the architecture of Alexandria and the other cities and towns of Egypt as well as the wider Mediterranean world; and Alexandria s previously unrecognized role as a major source of architectural innovation and artistic influence. Lavishly illustrated with new plans of the city in the Ptolemaic, Roman, and Byzantine periods; reconstruction drawings; and photographs, the book brings to life the ancient city and uncovers the true extent of its architectural legacy in the Mediterranean world."
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Jumbo-sized. Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD.
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VG-/VG-(ex-library with stamps and labels to dj spine, block and end pages. Book is otherwise clean and clear. ) Red cloth boards with gilt spine lettering; black dust jacket with white lettering, color illustrated on front and rear, mylar cover; xx, 458; bw and color illustrations and maps. Lavishly illustrated with new plans of the city in the Ptolemaic, Roman, and Byzantine periods, reconstruction drawings and photographs, this book brings to life the ancient city and uncovers the true extent of its architectural legacy in the Mediterranean world. Contents: THE SETTING. How ancient Alexandria was lost--Reconstructing the plan of ancient Alexandria: the archaeological evidence.; PTOLEMAIC PERIOD. Ptolemaic Alexandria: buildings erected from the late fourth century to the mid-first century BC--Cleopatra's Alexandria, and the Roman conquest--Classical architectural style of Ptolemaic Alexandria and its depiction--Traditional Egyptian architecture.; ROMAN PERIOD. Classical architecture in the cities and towns of Roman Egypt--Roman Alexandria--Classical architectural style of Roman Alexandria and Egypt.; LATE ANTIQUE (BYZANTINE) PERIOD. The churches of late antique Alexandria: the written sources--Church buildings in late antique Egypt: the archaeological evidence--Architectural scholarship and education in Alexandria--Influence of Alexandria on Byzantine architecture outside Egypt--Pictorial tradition of Alexandrian architecture in Byzantine and early Islamic art.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Clean tight illustrated hardcover in jacket. A very good book in a very good dust jacket. ALL ITEMS ARE SENT BY ROYAL MAIL.
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Used-Very Good. VG hardback in Good dust jacket. A bright, tidy copy in tight binding. A little edge wear to dust jacket, with very short tear at spine head repaired on verso with tape. This is a heavy book (about 2.1 kg packed); additional postage may be required.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Book Not ex-lib. A large, VERY heavy item: Priority and non-U.S. shipping may require extra fees and may not be available; please inquire. Not ex-lib. Hardcover in red cloth, in black illustrated jacket, 9" x 113/4". xx + 460pp. Index, endnotes, glossary, bibliography. 624 figures (color and b/w photos, line drawings plans) throughout. Fine/VG. Jacket has moderate clouding to black background with colors and titles clean and bright; light to moderate curl along upper and lower edges (stronger on lower front). Book and jacket otherwise Fine: clean, tight, square and unmarked with sharp cloth. Jacket in Brodart.
