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Blier, Suzanne Preston. 1987. The Anatomy of Architecture: Ontology and Metaphor in Batammaliba Architectural Expression. Cambridge , UK: Cambridge University Press .
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
ISBN
0521321735

Abstract

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. (Publisher Book Description)