The Anatomy of Architecture: Ontology and Metaphor in Batammaliba Architectural Expression

by Suzanne Preston Blier

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Blier illuminates the extraordinary architecture of the Batammaliba people of Western Africa, revealing these buildings as texts through which we can read the beliefs, psychology, traditions, and social concerns of their inhabitants. In doing so, she explores the role of vernacular architecture as an expression of culture.

"A splendid analysis of the centrality of architecture in the daily lives of the Batammaliba and its integral role in articulating...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0226058611

ISBN13:9780226058610

Release Date:January 1995

Publisher:University of Chicago Press

Length:332 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"

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Architecture Buildings Criticism Design & Construction Geography Home & Garden Home Decorating & Design House & Home Humanities Politics & Social Sciences

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