Karakoram : hidden treasures in the Northern areas of Pakistan / edited by Stefano Bianca.

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Karakoram : hidden treasures in the Northern areas of Pakistan / edited by Stefano Bianca.

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Description:

322 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (1 folded) ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-320).
Introduction : reclaiming the cultural heritage of the northern areas as part of an integrated development process / Stefano Bianca -- 1. Pre-Islamic heritage in the northern areas of Pakistan / Harald Hauptmann -- 2. The Karakoram landscape and the recent history of the northern areas / Hermann Kreutzmann -- 3. Changing development patterns in the mountain areas / Abdul Malik and Izhar Ali Hunzai -- 4. Hunza in transition : now and then ... and then again / Julie Flowerday -- 5. Vernacular architecture and construction techniques in the Karakoram / Richard Hughes -- 6. Traditional art and architecture in Hunza / Jurgen Wasim Frembgen -- 7. Traditional art and architecture in Baltistan / Max Klimburg -- 8. Towards an inventory of historic buildings and cultural landscapes / Yasmin Cheema -- 9. The restoration of Baltit Fort / Richard Hughes -- 10. Restoring and adapting Shigar Fort/Palace / Masood Khan -- 11. Gardens and horticulture in Baltistan / Benedict Bull -- 12. Village rehabilitation and community development / Masood Khan -- 13. Building institutions for the management of cultural assets / Salman Beg -- 14. Prospects for cultural tourism in the northern areas / Safiullah Baig.

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ISBN:

8842213306
9788842213307

Subject:

Architecture Pakistan.
Architecture Karakoram Range.
Cultural property Pakistan.
Architecture Conservation and restoration Pakistan.
Architecture Pākistān.
Architecture Karakoram.
Patrimoine culturel Pākistān.
Architecture Conservation et restauration Pākistān.
Patrimoine culturel immatériel Pākistān.
Architecture
Architecture Conservation and restoration
Cultural property
Karakoram Range.
Karakoram.
Asia Karakoram Range
Pakistan

Added entries:

Bianca, Stefano.
Aga Khan Trust for Culture.

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Location: Library main 241714
Call No.: BIB 171563
Status: Available

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