MARÇAIS (Georges) — Handbook of Muslim Art. Architecture. Tu - Lot 218

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MARÇAIS (Georges) — Handbook of Muslim Art. Architecture. Tu - Lot 218
MARÇAIS (Georges) — Handbook of Muslim Art. Architecture. Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Spain, Sicily. Vol. II: From the 13th to the 19th Century MARÇAIS (Georges). Handbook of Muslim Art. Architecture. Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, Spain, Sicily. Vol. II. From the 13th to the 19th Century. Paris: Éditions Auguste Picard, 82 rue Bonaparte, 1927. In-8, approximately 23–24 cm; pp. 465–967; numerous black-and-white illustrations and photographs in the text. Paperback; cover printed in red and black. This is indeed the second volume alone of a two-volume set: Volume I, published in 1926, covers the 9th–12th centuries; this volume covers the 13th–19th centuries. The set comprises 1,1967 pages and 506 illustrations. An important reference work on Western Muslim architecture, by Georges Marçais (1876–1962), a professor at the University of Algiers and one of the leading historians of Islamic art in the Maghreb. This second volume examines the evolution of Islamic architecture in North Africa, Spain, and Sicily from the 13th to the 19th century, with particular attention paid to the dynasties that succeeded the Almohads, to Mudejar Spain, Morocco under the Sharifian dynasties, Turkish Algeria, and Tunisia. The book successively addresses religious, civil, and military architecture, public works, and monumental decoration. The numerous illustrations document, in particular, the madrasas of Fez and Salé, the monuments of Seville and Granada, the Alhambra and the Alcázar, as well as numerous Maghreb buildings. Published twenty years after the first *Manuel d’art musulman* of 1907, Marçais’s work constituted a considerably expanded and updated revision, incorporating discoveries and research conducted since the turn of the century. Scholarly reviews of the time specifically highlighted the importance of this new synthesis. This copy is paperback and untrimmed, but shows significant signs of wear. The cover is present, slightly soiled and discolored, with creases and small tears. Most notably, the spine is heavily damaged with significant paper loss, particularly at the top and bottom caps, and the stitching appears weakened in this area. The interior, however, appears perfectly usable and fairly clean for its age, with naturally yellowed paper.
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