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020			_a978-0500238431
082			_aARCH _bSIN
100			_aSinger, Lynette
245		4	_aThe Minbar of Saladin
260			_a. _bThames and Hudson _c2008
300			_a256p. _c24 x 2.7 x 28 cm _rHardcover
504			_aThe minbar of Saladin, an intricately designed wooden pulpit, was one of the masterpieces of Islamic art. Made in the 12th century, on Saladin’s conquest of Jerusalem it was placed in the al-Aqsa Mosque, where it remained for almost 800 years. Then, in 1969, it was burned down by an Australian fanatical Christian. This book charts the difficult process of reconstructing the minbar from scratch, a challenge made even more difficult by the lack of the necessary skills and the loss of the secrets of its original construction and decoration. Thus it covers both Islamic art and the revival of lost traditional skills.
650			_aAntiques
650			_aArchitecture
650			_aConstruction
650			_aDecoration
650			_aMiddle Eastern History
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