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The Ghurid Portal

- of the Friday Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan

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This book describes the architectural restoration of the monumental Ghurid portal of the Friday Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan - a remnant of the original 12th-century architecture and decorative artwork of the Ghurids. The restoration took place under the auspices of UNESCO and the Afghan government in 1964, fifty years ago. The portal was also passionately preserved and redecorated by the Timurid rulers and artisans of Herat in the late 15th Century; this makes it unique among Ghurid monuments. Erik Hansen, A.W. Najimi and Claus Christensen, using photographs primarily by Kickan Hansen and field drawings by Erik Hansen, illustrate this book with historic and practical accounts of the architecture and restoration of this very important monument. This book also manifests the strong academic relationship of Danish scholars and conservation architects with Afghanistan society and monuments since the second half of the 20th century. The potential readership is envisioned to be students, architects, art historians and academics interested or engaged with the architectural conservation of historic Buildings in the Islamic World whether through research, restoration or teaching.

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  • Sprog:
  • Dansk
  • ISBN:
  • 9788771249132
  • Indbinding:
  • Hæftet
  • Sideantal:
  • 165
  • Udgivet:
  • 25. september 2015
  • Udgave:
  • 1
  • Størrelse:
  • 212x298x18 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 715 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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This book describes the architectural restoration of the monumental Ghurid portal of the Friday Mosque of Herat, Afghanistan - a remnant of the original 12th-century architecture and decorative artwork of the Ghurids. The restoration took place under the auspices of UNESCO and the Afghan government in 1964, fifty years ago. The portal was also passionately preserved and redecorated by the Timurid rulers and artisans of Herat in the late 15th Century; this makes it unique among Ghurid monuments. Erik Hansen, A.W. Najimi and Claus Christensen, using photographs primarily by Kickan Hansen and field drawings by Erik Hansen, illustrate this book with historic and practical accounts of the architecture and restoration of this very important monument. This book also manifests the strong academic relationship of Danish scholars and conservation architects with Afghanistan society and monuments since the second half of the 20th century. The potential readership is envisioned to be students, architects, art historians and academics interested or engaged with the architectural conservation of historic Buildings in the Islamic World whether through research, restoration or teaching.

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  • Ole S. 30. august 2020

    The Ghurid Portal.
    Bogen om restaureringen af det historiske monument Ghurid Portalen i Fredagsmoskeen i Herat i Afganistan er meget oplysende læsning. Især for dem som nærer en særlig interesse for historien og skønheden i den islamiske arkitektur og udsmykning som blev skabt fra det 10. til 18. århundrede- er et must.
    Dokumentationen af “Ghurid Portalen” restaurering i 1964 under ledelse af den danske arkitekt Erik Hansen beskrives ned til mindste detalje. I bogen gennemgås de historiske bygningsværker udført af Ghuriderne fra 1150 til 1212 og videre med Ghurid Portalens restaurering og udsmykning under Timuriderne i år 1499. Rigt beskrevet er processen fra opmåling, restaurerings mæssige overvejelser, sikring af portalens konstruktion og murværk og valg af materialer.
    Afdækningen og oversættelse af de arabiske skriftfriser, de mange blomster og geometriske udsmykninger i tegl og stuk er illustreret i både tegning og foto. Kombinationen af skrift og mønstre af arabesker og blomster er en udtryksform som beherskes suverænt i den islamiske arkitektur.
    De pragtfulde monumentale bygninger i Silkevens byer er gennem mange år blevet restaurerede, og fremtræder
    idag stort set uden ” tidens tand ”- næsten for perfekte.
    Derfor er dokumentationen af Ghurid Portalens restaurering særlig velkommen læsning.
    Bogen kan varmt anbefales.

    Ole Søndergaard
    Grafiker, designer
    Forfatter til bogen “Drømmen om de blå kupler”
    Arkitektonisk udsmykning i Silkevejens byer.


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