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Mosque Hardback - 2003
by Macaulay, David
- Used
An author and artist who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern people, David Macaulay here reveals the methods and materials used to design and construct a mosque in late-sixteenth- century Turkey. Through the fictional story and Macaulay’s distinctive full-color illustrations, readers will learn not only how such monumental structures were built but also how they functioned in relation to the society they served. As always, Macaulay has given a great deal of attention to the relationship between pictures and text, creating another brilliant celebration of an architectural wonder.
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Details
- Title Mosque
- Author Macaulay, David
- Binding Hardback
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Very good
- Pages 96
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, New York
- Publication date October 27, 2003
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # GRP79629637
- ISBN 9780618240340 / 0618240349
- Weight 1.95 lbs (0.88 kg)
- Dimensions 12.18 x 9.36 x 0.61 in (30.94 x 23.77 x 1.55 cm)
- Age range 00 to UP years
- Grade levels P - UP
- Reading level 1340
- Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction
- Library of Congress subjects Mosques - Design and construction
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2003000177
- Dewey Decimal Code 726.2
- Quantity available 2
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Summary
An author and artist who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern people, David Macaulay here reveals the methods and materials used to design and construct a mosque in late-sixteenth- century Turkey. Through the fictional story and Macaulay’s distinctive full-color illustrations, readers will learn not only how such monumental structures were built but also how they functioned in relation to the society they served.
As always, Macaulay has given a great deal of attention to the relationship between pictures and text, creating another brilliant celebration of an architectural wonder.
As always, Macaulay has given a great deal of attention to the relationship between pictures and text, creating another brilliant celebration of an architectural wonder.
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Following ablutions, the entire entourage moved from the sadirvan to the portico, where they removed their shoes.
