Jerusalem Architecture

New York: Vendome Press in association with the Jerusalem Institute for Israel Studies, 1994. Cloth, 210 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 33 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Jerusalem has captivated the world for over 2000 years. This book surveys the revered city's architecture, from the earliest remnants of old Judea, Rome, and Byzantium, through the glories of Islam and the Crusader kingdom, to the pragmatically conceived neighbourhoods built outside Suleiman the Magnificent's 16th-century ramparts, in the years since World War I." - Publisher. CONTENTS: Three thousand years of history and urban development, by Ralph Mandel; The old city: urban structure and texture; Dense and introspective architecture The city from 100 BC through the Ottoman Empire: a study of remnants; The old city in modern times: preservation and reconstruction; Jewish, Arab, and European Christian building in the new city; Architecture with ethnic identity; Building a new Jerusalem: the British Mandate; The emergence of new architectural styles and technologies; Modern architecture, 1948-1993: from the International to the Neo-Oriental style.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio. Collectible.