Memoirs Engraved in Stone: Palestinian Urban Mansions

Memoirs Engraved in Stone: Palestinian Urban Mansions

By: Diala Khasawneh Mia Grondahl

Drawings: Firas Rahhal

Photographs

This book traces the architectural and social history of seventeen urban families and mansions in sixteen Palestinian towns. With sensitivity and passion, the young author takes the reader on a journey through Jerusalem, Acre, Jaffa, Haifa, Nazareth, Safad, Jinin, Qalqilya, Nablus, Ramallah, el-Bireh, Bethlehem, Bayt Jala, Jericho, and Hebron. Beautiful photographs and drawings by Mia Grondahl illustrate the text on these hidden architectural treasures of Palestine.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Born in Amman, Diala KHASAWNEH studied Architecture at the Department of Architecture, University of Jordan.

Language: English
ISBN: 0887282799
2001, Hardcover, 157 pages