Records a unique architectural tradition encompassing the greatest variety of styles in the Arabian peninsula. With the full flow of the oil economy came a wholesale rebuilding and expansion of Saudi Arabia's towns and cities. King defines and illustrates a vernacular tradition for each region.
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coral masonry, stepped crenellations, roofing beams, plaster decoration, carved plaster, decorative plaster, blind arches, coral blocks, palm wood, mud plaster Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Bani Malik, Ibn Saud, Wadi Hanifa, Bilad Ghamid, Holy City, Umm Lajj, Ibrahim Pasha, Qasr Marid, Wadi Najran, Nasir-e Khusraw, Prophet Muhammad, Ibn Hawqal, Qasr Ibrahim, Ibn Jubayr, East India Company, Abu Dhabi, Charles Doughty, Lady Ann Blunt, Qasr Khizam, Qasr Sacd, Sir Richard Burton, Bayt Jawkhdar, Department of Antiquities New!
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Red Sea, Saudi Arabia, Bani Malik, Ibn Saud, Wadi Hanifa, Bilad Ghamid, Holy City, Umm Lajj, Ibrahim Pasha, Qasr Marid, Wadi Najran, Nasir-e Khusraw, Prophet Muhammad, Ibn Hawqal, Qasr Ibrahim, Ibn Jubayr, East India Company, Abu Dhabi, Charles Doughty, Lady Ann Blunt, Qasr Khizam, Qasr Sacd, Sir Richard Burton, Bayt Jawkhdar, Department of Antiquities New!
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- Saudi Arabia (World affairs: national and international viewpoints) by Harry S. Philby on 12 pages
- Arabian Highlands (The Middle East in the Twentieth century) by J. B. Philby on 4 pages
- The Art of Building in Yemen by Fernando Varanda on 4 pages
- Arabia of the Wahhabis by Harry St. John Bridger Philby in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Forty Years in the Wilderness by Harry S. Philby in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
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- Culture and Customs of Saudi Arabia (Culture and Customs of the Middle East) by David E. Long on page 125, page 126, and Back Matter
- Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for an Arabian Identity by Mai Yamani in Back Matter
- Minaret Building and Apprenticeship in Yemen by Trevor Marchand in Back Matter
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