Aden the Mythical Port of Yemen (English and French Edition) [Hardcover]

Jose Marie Bel (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 127 pages
• Publisher: Art Books International (March 1999)
• Language: English, French
• ISBN-10: 2706813601
• ISBN-13: 978-2706813603
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 9.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,444,307 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars ARABIA REGION - MOUNTAINOUS PEARL AREA, September 26, 2006

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Donald W. Patterson (MONTREAL , CANADA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aden the Mythical Port of Yemen (English and French Edition) (Hardcover)

JOSE-MARIE BEL - A GREAT TRAVELLER AND A KEEN WALKER AND MARATHON RUNNER . HE CROSSED YEMEN ON FOOT IN 1974 AND PUBLISHED A NUMBER OF WORKS ON THE COUNTRY . HE'S A GRADUATE IN PLASTIC ARTS , ARCHITECTURE AND ETHNOLOGY . HE HELPED TO RESTORE THE ARTHUR RIMBAUD HOUSE IN ADEN , WHERE HE LIVED FOR OVER A YEAR , COLLECTING AROUND THE WORLD ANCIENT DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THIS PORT CITY OF ADEN .ADEN TODAY IS THE SECOND CAPITAL , AFTER SAN'A , OF THE REPUBLIC OF YEMEN .
THE AUTHOR BRINGS IT TO LIFE FOR US , THROUGH AN EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTION OF ENGRAVINGS , OLD DRAWINGS AND EARLY PHOTOGRAPHS , INCLUDING UNPUBLISHED ONES BY BARTHOLDI , TIAN AND RIMBAUD . JOSE-MARIE BEL DESCRIBES THE REGIONS OF ARABIA GIVING US A PERSONAL VIEW ENRICHED WITH MANY QUOTATIONS FROM THE LIKES OF IBN BATTUTA , ALBUQUERQUE , HAINES , HELFRITZ , KIPLING , MALRAUZ AND NIZAN . EDITED BY A BRUSSELS AND PARIS COMPANY - MAISONNEUVE & LAROSE - AMYRIS .