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New. powerHouse Books, 2018 New Jews, Muslims, Christians, believers, nonbelievers, residents, tourists, and so many others have ocked for millennia to the cultural richness of Jerusalem It is one of the world's greatest crossroads, hosting the variety that is humanity From her stunning viewpoint, Michal Safdie invites you to see what she sees every dayPerched up on a hill in the Old City of Jerusalem, along the fragile bor- der between the Jewish and Muslim Quarters, is the home of Michal Ronnen Safdie Facing east, it overlooks the Western Wall precinct, the Dome of the Rock, and the Al-Aqsa Mosque To the north unfolds the Muslim Quarter with Mount Scopus in the skyline; to the west, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher and the Christian QuarterDirectly under her window is a narrow alley, through which thousands of people pass every day The alley is a conduit It is a passage for those entering the Old City through Dung Gate on the south side-mostly Palestinians making their way to their workplaces, schools, markets It is the route of Christians to the Holy Sepulcher and of Muslim pil- grims during Ramadan, and other holidays, on their way to the Haram al-Sharif (Temple Mount) It is also the path connecting Jews residing in the Jewish Quarter and in the western part of the city, to the Wailing Wall (Western Wall)The view from the window o ers two contrasting perspectives Across toward the Western Wall precinct: vast ceremonial spaces, and the sil- houette of the Old City quarters Directly below, in the alley and terraces: a great variety of people seeking the sacred as well as the morning and evening cycles of life's routinesThe photographs capture personal moments alongside large-scale public events in the city of Jerusalem, where belief and ritual significantly shape day-to-day life, powerHouse Books, 6, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998. Cloth, xi, 181 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "In this visually stunning work, anthropologist Michele Coquet presents the power and the brilliance of African court arts. Grounding her analysis in the social and historical context of traditional royalty systems, Coquet examines the diverse roles played by artisans, nobles, and kings in the production and use of royal objects. From the precolonial kingdoms of the Edo and the Yoruba, the Ashanti and the Igbo, Coquet reconstructs from a comparativist view the essential cultural connections between art, representation, and the king. More than ornamentation, royal objects embodied the strength and status of African rulers. The gold-plated stools of the Ashanti, the delicately carved ivory bracelets of the Edo-these objects were meant not simply to adorn but to affirm and enhance the power and prestige of the wearer. Unlike the abstract style frequently seen in African ritual art, realism became manifest in courtly arts. Realism directly linked the symbolic value of the object-a portrait or relief-with the physical person of the king. The contours of the monarch's face, his political and military exploits rendered on palace walls, became visual histories, the work of art in essence corroborating the ruler's sovereign might. Richly illustrated and wonderfully detailed, Coquet's influential volume offers both a splendid visual presentation and an authoritative analysis of African royal arts." - Publisher. . 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Collectible., University of Chicago Press, 1998, 4, Istanbul: Istanbul Arastirmalari Enstitüsü, 2019. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Paperback. Small 4to. (26 x 19 cm). In English and Turkish. 190 p., ills. The seventh volume of Annual of Istanbul Studies makes space for interdisciplinary approaches to Istanbul's different periods. This volume, which presents topics delving into urbanization in Byzantium, cultural history of Renaissance, material culture, social and military history of Ottoman Empire, and the early republican art history, comprises of: Registrars of Urban Movement in Constantinople: Monumental Columns and the Mese by Pelin Yoncaci Arslan, The Ritual of the Blessing of the Waters and Copper Alloy Vessels by Brigitte Pitarakis, A Re-evaluation of the Spolia Used in Topkapi Palace Revan Kiosk by Zeki Boleken, Francesco Sansovino and City, Architecture and Daily Life in Historia Universale Dell'origine et Imperio de Turchi by Aygül Agir, Headdress Worn by the Janissary Officer Core: An Essay on the Kalafat and Çatal Kalafat Headdress by M. Burak Çetintas, A Neglected Element of Ottoman Garden Design: Garden Wall Lattices and Screens by M. Baha Tanman, Architectural Re-arrangements Undertaken by Vedad Tek for Yusuf Izzeddin Efendi at Zincirlikuyu Mansion by Müjde Dila Gümüs, Spatiality of the Rebellions: The Female Rebels of Istanbul and the Architectures of Discontent (1730-1908) by Ugur Tanyeli, A Tenbihname on Fire Published in Abdulaziz's Era: Some Remarks by T. Cengiz Göncü, German Attempts at Supply Economics and the State of the Istinye Munition Factory During the First World War by Zeynep Güler Sabanci.; Belkis Mustafa: 'Art is Long, Life is Short' by Seda Yavuz., Istanbul Arastirmalari Enstitüsü, 2019, 6, Istanbul: Istanbul Arastirmalari Enstitüsü, 2019. Soft cover. New. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Paperback. Small 4to. (26 x 19 cm). In English and Turkish. 190 p., ills. The seventh volume of Annual of Istanbul Studies makes space for interdisciplinary approaches to Istanbul's different periods. This volume, which presents topics delving into urbanization in Byzantium, cultural history of Renaissance, material culture, social and military history of Ottoman Empire, and the early republican art history, comprises of: Registrars of Urban Movement in Constantinople: Monumental Columns and the Mese by Pelin Yoncaci Arslan, The Ritual of the Blessing of the Waters and Copper Alloy Vessels by Brigitte Pitarakis, A Re-evaluation of the Spolia Used in Topkapi Palace Revan Kiosk by Zeki Boleken, Francesco Sansovino and City, Architecture and Daily Life in Historia Universale Dell'origine et Imperio de Turchi by Aygül Agir, Headdress Worn by the Janissary Officer Core: An Essay on the Kalafat and Çatal Kalafat Headdress by M. Burak Çetintas, A Neglected Element of Ottoman Garden Design: Garden Wall Lattices and Screens by M. Baha Tanman, Architectural Re-arrangements Undertaken by Vedad Tek for Yusuf Izzeddin Efendi at Zincirlikuyu Mansion by Müjde Dila Gümüs, Spatiality of the Rebellions: The Female Rebels of Istanbul and the Architectures of Discontent (1730-1908) by Ugur Tanyeli, A Tenbihname on Fire Published in Abdulaziz's Era: Some Remarks by T. Cengiz Göncü, German Attempts at Supply Economics and the State of the Istinye Munition Factory During the First World War by Zeynep Güler Sabanci.; Belkis Mustafa: 'Art is Long, Life is Short' by Seda Yavuz., Istanbul Arastirmalari Enstitüsü, 2019, 6, NY: Rizzoli, 1994. (USA) presumed 1st edition No markings,, Fine in about Fine dust jacket. with very light rubbing to panel gloss.Boards, 204pp, biblio, 170 colour photos. This is a book on the centuries old artistic traditions of women in village India, where wall painitngs and mud bas-reliefs are made for special festivals and rituals. A heavy book. (4.1 JM FO 29/4. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12"., Rizzoli, 1994, 4.5<