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245		4	_aThe Minbar of Saladin _b: Reconstructing a Jewel of Islamic Art _c/ Edited by Lynette Singer
260			_aUK; _bThames & Hudson; _c2008
300			_a208p; _c29x25cm
520			_aThis book on the Minbar's reconstruction tells of the quest to fathom the principles of Islamic sacred geometry and to decipher how the Minbar's complex patterns were created. This was followed by a worldwide search for materials and for craftsmen who still possessed the necessary skills—skills that had seemed lost in today's world of mass production and modern technology. n extraordinary piece of craftsmanship, the Minbar, or pulpit, had been installed by Saladin in the mosque on his triumphant recapture of Jerusalem from the Crusaders in 1187. Made of 16,000 pieces of intricately carved wood, adorned with ivory and ebony, it was widely acknowledged as a pinnacle of Islamic design and woodcarving. The book also illustrates the work of the Prince of Wales's School of Traditional Arts in London and the College of Traditional Islamic Arts & Architecture in al-Salt, Jordan, where many of the crafts for which Islamic art and architecture are celebrated are being revived. Published to accompany the documentary film Stairway to Heaven, narrated by Kenneth Branagh. Forewords by HRH The Prince of Wales and HRH Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad of Jordan. 200 illustrations, 170 in color.
546			_aEnglish
650			_aIslamic geometry. _92984
650			_aMuslim heritage _92985
650			_aNA190-1555.5 Architecture- History
651			_aPalestine _zJerusalem. _92986
700			_aSinger, Lynette _92987
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