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In Search of the Nubian Master-Builders: An Architectural Drawing from the Faras Cathedral. Appendix: Prayer of a Young Woman
- Author(s):
- Piotr Makowski, Vincent van Gerven Oei (see profile)
- Date:
- 2016
- Group(s):
- Union for Nubian Studies
- Subject(s):
- Africans--Religion, Architecture, History, Church history
- Item Type:
- Article
- Tag(s):
- Nubian Studies, Old Nubian, Faras, African religions, Architectural history
- Permanent URL:
- http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6M68T
- Abstract:
- A glance at a makeshift drawing from the cathedral in Faras suggests that it may depict the ground plan of a church. Nevertheless, the naive appearance of the sketch and an almost complete lack of sufficient parallels from either Nubia or the Eastern Mediterranean make a proper examination of this assumption unfeasible. A reassessment of the architectural drawing from the cathedral, however, draws a wider perspective for a discussion of originality in Nubian architecture. The following paper presents the rather modest evidence available for a study of the nature of Nubian architecture from the point of view of its builders.
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- Published as:
- Journal article
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 6 years ago
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