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050		0	_aDS247.O6 _bA53 1990
100	1		_aStevens, André.
245	1	0	_aOman : _bcitadelles entre sable et mer : citadels between sand and see = عمان : برها وبحرها, تراث وتاريخ _cAndré Stevens.
246	3	1	_aعمان : _bبرها و بحرها تراث و تاريخ
260			_aWinkselem, belgium : _bTerra incognita, _c1990.
300			_a39 p. : _bill. ; _c27 cm.
500			_aBellslotCollection
505	0		_aThe Sultanate of Oman and the Silk Route -- Map -- 1. THE PRE-ISLAMIC ERA : The necropolises of Bat and Al-Ayn, five thousand years old - The Al-Jizzi wadi and the copper deposits in Magan - Falaj and palm plantations : man-made creations - The port of Sumhuram and the incense routes - Sassanid occupation : Sohar and Rustaq -- 2. ISLAM AND THE MIDDLE AGES (AFTER 629) : Nizwa, the first capital with a large cultural influence - Baghdad and the Abbasid Dynasty : intense commercial activity - Sohar : a large sea port of unrivalled prosperity - The citadel of Hawrah Bargha and its hydraulic installations - Seljuk occupation : the recession - The kingdom of Hormuz and its outposts : Zafar and Qalhat - A century of Portuguese occupation - Military architecture : the forts of Mirani and Jalali -- 3. THE AL-YARUBA DYNASTY AND THE REVIVAL (AFTER 1624) : Rustaq : the capital - The Batina and the sur - The fort at Nizwa and its enormous tower - The Hazm fort, one of the remarkable constructions of Eastern Arabia - The fortified castle at Jabrin, evidence of many influences - The Naman residence, a jewel of domestic architecture - Ibra, Mudayrib, Sur, towns with luxurious dwellings -- 4. THE AL-SAID DYNASTY AND THE MARITIME EMPIRE (SINCE 1741) : Muscat, the capital - The Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said, gradual development -- Text in Arabic.
546			_atext in English, Arabic and French.
651		0	_aoman _xdescription and travel.
651		0	_aoman _xhistory.
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