Author : Judith McKenzie
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis The Architecture of Petra by : Judith McKenzie
Download or read book The Architecture of Petra written by Judith McKenzie and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Petra tombstones in Jordan are famed for their "baroque" architecture carved out of pink sandstone by the Nabataeans. This comprehensive survey, the first volume in the new British Academy Monographs in Archaeology series, dates many of the famous Petra monuments against similar rock-cut tombs at Medain Saleh in Saudi Arabia. Through close examination of the monuments as well as the little known remains of Ptolemaic Alexandria, the Hellenistic city founded by Alexander the Great, Murphy reveals that the earliest baroque architecture was that of Ptolemaic Alexandria. The style was then transmitted to Petra and Pompeii. Lavishly illustrated with over 700 photographs and figures, including a detailed catalog of the monuments, the volume uncovers Petra as a city, rather than merely a necropolis.