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Uniform Title Tableaux d'Arabie. English

Title Impressions of Arabia : architecture and frescoes of the Asir region / Thierry Mauger ; [translated from the French by Nissim Marshall (text), Kathleen Guillaume (captions)].

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe Kansas Collection M Schick	720.9538 M442i 1996	---	Lib Use Only

Description	199 pages : color illustrations, map ; 29 cm
	text txt rdacontent
	unmediated n rdamedia
	volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (page 199).
Summary	This story of Mauger's two journeys around the Asir region of Saudi Arabia is told through the architecture, frescoes and lifestyles of the people. Mauger provides valuable insights into this little-known culture.
Contents	Architectural background -- An exemplary architecture -- Polychrome frescoes -- Architectural transitions.
Subject	Mauger, Thierry -- Travel -- Saudi Arabia -- ‘Asr Region.
	Architecture -- Saudi Arabia -- ‘Asr Region -- Pictorial works.
	Mural painting and decoration -- Saudi Arabia -- ‘Asr Region -- Pictorial works.
	Mauger, Thierry. (OCoLC)fst00247315
	Architecture. (OCoLC)fst00813346
	Mural painting and decoration. (OCoLC)fst01029558
	Travel. (OCoLC)fst01155558
	Saudi Arabia -- ‘Asr Region. (OCoLC)fst01349766
Genre/Form	Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
Added Author	Marshall, Nissim, translator.
	Guillaume, Kathleen, translator.
ISBN	2080136240
	9782080136244