Entrée principale:

Marchand, Trevor Hugh James.

Titre et auteur:

The masons of Djenné / Trevor H.J. Marchand.

Publication:

Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, ©2009.

Description:

xvi, 352 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Série(s):

African expressive cultures

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-341) and index.
Back to work -- Staking a claim -- Magic and mortar -- Conflict and resolution -- Master and apprentice -- The Michelangelo of Djenné -- Vulnerable craftsmen -- Cat heads and mud miters -- Yappi's confession -- Finishing off.
Association of Africanist Anthropology Elliott P. Skinner Book Award, 2010.
Amaury Talbot Prize for African Anthropology, 2009.

Résumé:

'The Masons of Djenne' offers a uniquely personal account of the celebrated & distinctive architecture of Djenne in Mali. Trevor Marchand laboured with masons & their apprentices in order to understand their skills, their ethics & the technology behind the construction of mud brick buildings.

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ISBN:

9780253313683 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0253313686 (cloth ; alk. paper)
9780253220721 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
0253220726 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Sujet:

Marchand, Trevor Hugh James.
Construction industry Mali Djenné.
Architects and builders Mali Djenné.
Construction Industrie Mali Djenné.
Architectes et entrepreneurs Mali Djenné.
Architects and builders.
Construction industry.
Lehmbau
Maurer
Moschee
Haus
maçon terre crue Djenné (Mali, république)
maison construction terre crue Djenné (Mali, république)
construction terre crue Djenné (Mali, république)
Mali Djenné
Mali
Djenné

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African expressive cultures.

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Localisation: Bibliothèque main 262807
Cote: BIB 193938
Statut: Disponible