Inside Africa (Hardcover)

~ Angelika Taschen (Editor), Deidi Von Schaewen (Photographer) "In the sky, the cries of hundreds of birds..." (more)
Key Phrases: Cape Town, Silvio Rech, Malcolm Kluk (more...)

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"A remarkable, colossal undertaking - more than simply a visual source book." - House & Garden, London" --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE: --CARLA & FRANCA SOZZANI'S FAIRY TALE PALACE LIKE RIADS IN THE HEART OF MARRAKECH--[] HERMES'S TRADITIONAL, ART-STUFFED DREAM HOUSE IN THE MEDINA--SHOE DESIGNER CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN'S MODEST-YET-ELEGANT CAIRO HOME--A LODGE IN TANZANIA WHOSE INTERIOR COLUMNS ARE FORMED BY THE TREES AROUND WHICH IT WAS BUILT--AN ULTRA-MODERN HOME IN THE SPRAWLING HILLS OVERLOOKING JOHANNESBURG--MULTI-LEVEL TERRACOTTA TROGLODYTE DWELLINGS IN TUNISIA--OPULENT MOSAICS, BREATHTAKING COURTYARDS AND ROOFTOP LOUNGES IN MARRAKECH--AN EMIR'S PALACE IN NIGERIA WITH CATHEDRAL-LIKE, INTRICATELY PAINTED CEILINGS-PLUS.--OUTDOOR BATHROOMS AND SHOWERS, TERRACES TO DIE FOR, GIRAFFES PEEKING IN WINDOWS, THATCHED ROOFS EVERYTHING YOU IMAGINE AFRICA IS LIKE AND MORE

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Product Details Hardcover: 992 pages Publisher: Taschen; First Edition edition (February 1, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 3822857718 ISBN-13: 978-3822857717 Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 12.6 x 3.7 inches Shipping Weight: 16.5 pounds Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews) Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,278,297 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) Popular in this category: (What's this?) #20 in  Books > Arts & Photography > Architecture > International > African

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Cape Town, Silvio Rech, Malcolm Kluk, Willie Bester, Kenneth Scott, Susanne Wenger, Jean-Marc Lederman, New York, Pierre Lombart, South Africa, Marina Pretorius, Moussa Sakho, Joseph Kerham, Peter Maltbie, Tracy Rushmere, Beatrix Potter, Esther Mahlangu, Kate Otten, Long Street, Table Mountain, Afrique du Sud, Alice Rowe, Cape Dutch, Craig Port, Dame des Hauses

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 992 pages
• Publisher: Taschen; First Edition edition (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3822857718
• ISBN-13: 978-3822857717
• Product Dimensions: 13.7 x 12.6 x 3.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 16.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,278,297 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, October 31, 2008

By	Collector "Collector" - See all my reviews

This review is from: African Interiors (25th Anniversary Special Edtn) (Hardcover)

This extra thick book is perhaps the best "Interiors" book by Taschen because it includes many traditional and indigenous interiors -- not just hotels and luxury ex-pat digs. The photographs are fine, but the color is a bit on the flat and dull side. Is this cost savings the last minute? The pre-pub sample I saw in the Taschen bookstore seemed brighter and clearer in color. Maybe they changed the paper? Anyway, this is a book that begins to give the reader some idea of the greatness of indigenous buildings and dwellings (and their interiors) throughout Africa. I should know, because I've traveled there a lot. Excellent book. Nothing quite like it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the most beautiful book in the world, June 2, 2004

By A Customer

Really. The listing here doesn't do this 2 volume set justice. If you have any interest at all, don't hesitate, this is the most beautiful thing ever!

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars how, January 11, 2004

By	Flavio Crocitorti "flavio from zurich" (Zurich Switzerland) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

both books are wonderful!!!!!! it's a mix between travel & interiors. another taschen-you-must-have-it !!!!!