The Anatomy of Architecture : Ontology and Metaphor in Batammaliba Architectural Expression
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0226058611
ISBN-13
9780226058610
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press
Imprint
University of Chicago Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 1st, 1995
Print length
332 Pages
Weight
534 grams
Dimensions
23.00 x 15.50 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
Residential buildings, domestic buildingsSocial groupsAnthropology
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Blier illuminates the extraordinary architecture of the Batammaliba people of Western Africa, revealing these buildings as texts through which we can read the beliefs, psychology, traditions, and social concerns of their inhabitants. In doing so, she explores the role of vernacular architecture as an expression of culture.
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