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

by Suzanne Preston Blier

Book Overview

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"