Syria
Subtitle: medieval citadels between East and West
By: edited by Stefano A. Bianca.
Contributors: Bianca, Stefano.; Aga Khan Trust for Culture.
Publisher: Umberto Allemandi for Aga Khan Trust for Culture
Published: 2007
Place of publication: [Turin]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9788842214496
Subjects: Architecture -- Conservation and restoration -- Syria.; Architecture and society -- Syria.; Citadel (Aleppo, Syria); Citadel (Cairo, Egypt)
Other titles: Medieval citadels between East and West
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: value: Introduction: a millenary tradition of cultural interaction around the Mediterranean / Stefano Bianca. Pt. I. Cultural and archaeological background. Medieval Syria: at the crossroads of cultural exchange and architectural development / Marianne Barrucand; value: The Ismailis and their role in the history of medieval Syria and the Near East / Farhad Daftary and Azim Nanji; value: Ayyubid Palace architecture in Syria / Jean-Claude David. Pt. II. The sites and their history. A history of the city of Aleppo / Heinz Gaube; value: Introduction to the Citadel of Aleppo / Julia Gonnella; value: Introduction to the Citadel of Salah al-Din / Theirry Grandin; value: Introduction to the Citadel of Masyaf / Haytham Hasan. Pt. III. Planning and conservation works. Recording a unique built heritage / Leo Schubert and Cristophe Bouleau; value: The conservation works on the three Citadels / Stephen Battle and Tony Steel; value: Implementing new visitor facilities at Aleppo Citadel / Knut Lohrer and Anette Gangler; value: Changing paradigms in urban conservation in Syria / Adli Qudsi; value: Designing public open spaces around Aleppo Citadel / Anette Gangler and Jörg Esefeld.