Acre - The Old City: Survey and Planning.  
   

 
Author Kesten, Alex; Prawer, Joshua; Katz, M.; Harizek, Z.; Gat, E.; Feldmaus, F. / Yannai, Y. [Intr.]
Place of Publication Jerusalem
Publication Name Produced for the Department for Landscaping and Preservation of Historic Sites, Prime Minister`s Office, by the Israel Government Printer
Year 1962
Language(s) English
Description
CONTAINS 20 FOLD-OUT AND FULL-PAGE MAPS AND 9 FULL-PAGE PHOTOGRAPHIC PLATES. RARE survey produced for the Department for Landscaping and Preservation of Historic Sites, Prime Minister`s Office, Israel. [CONTENTS]: Historical Introduction / The Remains of the City - The Ancient City; The Crusader City; The Turkish City / The City as a Historical Monument / Survey and Planning Proposals / Summary of Proposals / List of Sites / Photographs. 320x230mm. 56 pages & 9 full-page photographic plates bound with cloth spine and laid in folder right pocket. 20 fold-out and full-page maps are separately spiral-bound and laid in folder left pocket. Grey cloth Hardcover folder with embossed lettering on front cover. Folder stained and rubbed. Folder edges slightly bumped. Folder corners rubbed and slightly bumped. Folder spine edges slightly peeling. Folder right pocket bottom edge and middle part slightly stained. Sticker residues on maps rear cover. Maps rear cover bottom edge wrinkled. Maps and front cover partly detached from spiral binding. Maps 2 and 3 verso slightly stained. Several maps verso slightly dirty. Three small holes on map 2. Map 3 somewhat wrinkled and dirty. Maps rear cover and text pages front cover yellowing and slightly stained. Rear whitepage wrinkled. [SUMMARY]: This extremely rare survey of the old city of Acre, renowned as the final stronghold of the Crusader states and the holiest city of the Baha`i Faith, is in good condition.
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Catalog Index Number MB 05 02



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