Turan, Islamische Baukunst in Mittelasien

Berlin: Ernst Wasmuth, 1930. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering; tan dj with red and brown lettering; 47 pp, 80 plates. May have remnants of plain cardboard slipcase. VG-/VG- (wear, scuffs & scratches to cloth boards & corners; may have age toning & foxing). Item #190418

Text is in German. Turan, Islamic Architecture in Central Asia. Includes bibliographical references (page 47). Text in German. Title translated to; "Turan, Islamic architecture in Central Asia". Includes bibliographical references (page 47). A scarce copy. "The author of "Turan, Islamic Architecture in Central Asia" is Ernst Cohn-Wiener (1882-1941) He was born in Prussia. At the rise of the National Party in Germany, the author was asked to leave, both because of his ethnicity, but mainly because of his travels in the Soviet Union. First he went to England, than came to USA. The material in this book was gathered during the 1924 expedition in Turkestan, Central Asia, (today Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. ) At that time Central Asia was part of the Soviet Union; now it is The Russian Federation. At the time the author took the pictures (1924) most of the architectural masterpieces were already ruins." website description.

OCLC: 3322790

Price: $350.00

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