African adobe.A down-to-earth material such as clay, or mud, so to speak, has been used to build some of the most simple yet elegant and notable architecture in Africa. These two books--illustrated by Moore's exquisite color images and Schutyser's picturesque black and white photographs--capture the various buildings from small houses to large mosques that have been constructed and maintained for centuries, but have been given little attention in the Western imagination. --Reviewed by C.V.R. Butabu: Adobe Architecture of West Africa West Africa A region of western Africa between the Sahara Desert and the Gulf of Guinea. It was largely controlled by colonial powers until the 20th century. West African adj. & n. by James Morris There have been several people named James Morris:
abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 1-568-95413-8 Banco: Adobe Mosques of the Inner Niger Delta The Niger Delta, the delta of the Niger River in Nigeria, is a densely populated region sometimes called the Oil Rivers because it was once a major producer of palm oil. by Sebastian Schutyser 5 Continents Editions September 2003 $39.95, ISBN 8-874-39051-3 |
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