Mosque /
An author and artist who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern people, David Macaulay here reveals the methods and materials used to design and construct a mosque in late-sixteenth-century Turkey. Through the fictional story and Macau...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston :
Houghton Mifflin Co.,
[2003]
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| Summary: | An author and artist who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern people, David Macaulay here reveals the methods and materials used to design and construct a mosque in late-sixteenth-century Turkey. Through the fictional story and Macaulay's distinctive full-color illustrations, readers will learn not only how such monumental structures were built but also how they functioned in relation to the society they served. |
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| Item Description: | "Walter Lorraine books." |
| Physical Description: | 96 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm. |
| Awards: | School Library Journal Best Books, 2003. |
| ISBN: | 0618240349 |