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Qayrawān : the amuletic city

Title
Qayrawān : the amuletic city / William Gallois.
Author
Gallois, William, 1971-
Publication
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2024]

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Description
ix, 193 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm.
Summary
"Explores the cultural and religious significance of a series of artworks painted onto the walls of the Tunisian city of Qayrawān by woman artists in the late nineteenth century"--
Series Statement
Refiguring modernism ; [40]
Uniform Title
Refiguring modernism ; 40.
Subject
  • Mural painting and decoration > Tunisia > Qayrawān > 19th century
  • Women artists > Tunisia > Qayrawān > History > 19th century
  • Symbolism in art
  • Photography of art
  • Qayrawān (Tunisia) > Civilization > 19th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : a twofold mystery -- The occupation of Qayrawān -- Visual archaeology -- Bab Lalla Rihanna -- The mosque -- Inversion, ambience -- You.
Call Number
JQE 24-483
ISBN
  • 9780271095271
  • 027109527X
LCCN
2023031298
OCLC
1393096325
Author
Gallois, William, 1971- author.
Title
Qayrawān : the amuletic city / William Gallois.
Publisher
University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2024]
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Refiguring modernism ; [40]
Refiguring modernism ; 40.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Research Call Number
JQE 24-483
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