This volume is devoted to one of the most important 16th-century buildings still extant in the Yemen - the Amiriya Madrasa in Rada. The building is fully described and its place in the development of Rasulid and Tahirid architecture fully discussed. A final section details the extensive restoration of the building which was led by Dr Al-Radi of the University of New York's Institute of Fine Arts over a period of four years. The project employed a team of local craftsmen and made full use of indigenous materials to return the monument to its former glory. One intention of this volume is to encourage other developing countries to use their resources to rejuvenate their own national heritage. Dr Venetia Porter of the British Museum and Dr Ruth Barnes of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford have made detailed contributions regarding the architectural decoration and history of the building.
- ISBN10 0197280234
- ISBN13 9780197280232
- Publish Date 26 March 1998
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 4 May 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Oxford University Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 216
- Language English