Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva

by Pierre Chuvin, Gerard Degeorge

Samarkand, Boukhara, centered around these Central Asian cities is a spectacular artistic heritage of architecture and decoration that has remained, until recently, just out of reach of globalization. The informed text and architectural detail captured in color photography, plans, and notes of Samarkand reinstates the magnificent mosques, fortresses, and residences to their proper place in the study of Islamic art. The volume pays tribute to a culture of building that withstood cycles of conquest and continued to thrive until Soviet power set in, preserving some of the most authentic building details in Asia.

232 pages, Hardcover

First published November 8, 2003

Reviews

[Michele Benson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Uzbeckistan. This book took me weeks to get through but I forgot to add it to my currently reading list. Tamburlane and Genghis Khan, amazing architecture, and the tombs of great kings. This book is full of history and fabulous pictures. Today, Uzbekistan is known for mining gold and precious metals as well as exporting silk and cotton.

[Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides · Rating 3 out of 5]

Has some nice photography, and a decent bibliography. I was hoping for more info on the pools of Bukhara, but it only devotes about a page to that topic.