Impressions of Yemen Hardcover - 1997
by Pascal Marechaux; Maria Marechaux
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A country surrounded by mountains, Yemen has for many centuries remained untouched by and resistant to foreign influences. Turned in upon itself Yemen is a world whose arts and architecture preserve many links with the past, while integrating the modern world to an often startling degree. From the coastal plains of the Tihama in the west inland to the cities of Wadi Hadramawt in the east, Pascal and Maria Marechaux's photographs reveal the origins and meanings of the extraordinary indigenous painted houses. Yemeni architecture uses only local resources, inscribing its forms directly into the landscape, to produce a highly mimetic effect: the forms and decoration evoke the qualities of the mountains and earth, the natural light, and the vegetation of the environment. Architecture is also an important bearer of social symbolism: brilliant colors are used both to protect and to seduce, to vaunt the wealth and status of the owner; and the organization of interior space defines the central role of hospitality in Yemeni life. In a fascinating text, the authors describe how, through a limited decorative repertoire and the same materials, houses of similar form yet infinite variety are constructed.
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- Title Impressions of Yemen
- Author Pascal Marechaux; Maria Marechaux
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 208013647x
- Pages 168
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Flammarion-Pere Castor, Paris
- Date 1997-10-27
- ISBN 9782080136473 / 208013647X
- Weight 3.92 lbs (1.78 kg)
- Dimensions 11.41 x 11.45 x 1.11 in (28.98 x 29.08 x 2.82 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Arab World
- Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97027817
- Dewey Decimal Code 953.3
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