1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990001688510403321

Autore

Giordani, Gianni

Titolo

Il frumento / Gianni Giordani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bologna : Edagricole, 1986

ISBN

88-206-2296-3

Descrizione fisica

XIII, 288 p. ; 21 cm

Disciplina

633.11

Locazione

FAGBC

Collocazione

60 633.11 GIOG 1986

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960068103321

Autore

Sedky Ahmed

Titolo

Living with heritage in Cairo : area conservation in the Arab-Islamic city / / Ahmed Sedky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cairo, : American University in Cairo Press, 2009

ISBN

9781617970122

1617970123

9781617973741

1617973742

9781936190638

193619063X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Disciplina

720.6216

Soggetti

Islamic architecture - Egypt - Cairo

Historic buildings - Egypt - Cairo

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 265-287) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. What to conserve -- pt. 2. How to conserve -- pt. 3. Assessment of area conservation in Cairo.

Sommario/riassunto

The Arab-Islamic city has been always a glamorous urban dream in human cultural memory. This is manifested in Cairo, the world's largest medieval urban system where traditional lifestyles are still implemented. Nevertheless, despite the extensive efforts to preserve Historic Cairo, it is sadly vulnerable.Ahmed Sedky investigates the reasons behind this condition, exploring and comparing regional and international case studies. Questions such as how and what to conserve are raised and elaborated through the perspectives of different stakeholders.A resulting evaluative framework is accumulated t