Constantinople to Cordoba : : dismantling ancient architecture in the East, North Africa and Islamic Spain / / by Michael Greenhalgh.
A survey of the various ways in which the extensive remains of ancient architecture were reused or destroyed in the crescent from Greece and Turkey through Syria, Palestine, North Africa to Islamic Spain. The book complements and echoes some of the themes in the author's \'Marble Past, Mon...
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| Year of Publication: | 2012 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (572 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- 1. the Mediaeval Landscape: An overview
- 2. Greek and Roman towns
- 3. Roads and Ports
- 4. Fountains, Waterways and Irrigation
- 5. tombs
- 6. Palaces and Villas
- 7. Inscriptions
- 8. Quarries and Quarrying
- 9. temples, Churches and Mosques
- 10. Ancient Monuments: Superstition, Preservation, Degradation and Destruction
- 11. town and Fortress Walls, Projectiles, and Cannon
- 12. the Mechanics of Dismantling and transport
- 13. Collecting Antiquities
- 14. the French Invasion of Algeria and the Roman Past
- 15. Conclusion
- bibiliography
- Index of People
- Index of Places
- Index of Subjects
- Illustrations.