Lamu: Kenya's Enchanted Island: The Art, Interiors and Crafts of Kenya's Enchanted Island - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0847832767 ISBN 13: 9780847832767

Casa editrice: Rizzoli Intl Pubns, 2009

Riassunto

Off the coast of northern Kenya is the island of Lamu—Kenya’s oldest town and one of the original Swahili settlements along coastal East Africa. Listed by UNESCO as a prestigious world heritage site, Lamu offers visitors the hypnotic experience of entering another world. With 300 exquisite, specially commissioned photographs, the volume opens a window onto the island’s enchanting and inspiring architecture, interiors, crafts, and traditions.

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Recensione:

From the most important photographers of African cultures comes this extraordinary portrait of Kenya’s remote island paradise—and its lifestyle, crafts, architecture, decorative arts, and traditions.

"The publishing house of Rizzoli, with its reputation for visually stunning, high-quality books, never fails to please, and their new offering, Lamu: Kenya’s Enchanted Island by George and Lorna Abungu, will definitely not disappoint travelers in search of a glimpse of paradise." ~BookPage

L'autore:

David Coulson established the Trust for African Rock Art (TARA) in 1996. Nigel Pavitt has lived in Kenya for more than fifty years and was named a Member of the British Empire (MBE). Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher have spent a lifetime studying the Horn of Africa and have published their photography in a series of books. George Abungu is a Cambridge-trained archaeologist and currently an international heritage consultant and Kenya's representative to the UNESCO World Heritage Committee.

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• Editore: Rizzoli Intl Pubns
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0847832767
• ISBN 13: 9780847832767
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 280