Part of Collection
Kamil and Rifat Chadirji Photographic ArchiveTitle
Binder 5: Documentary - Architecture and Furniture - Iraq
Creators/Contributors
- architect: Chadirji, Rifat
Description
Contains Chadirji's photos of historical and contemporary architecture in Iraq, mostly residential, in various regional styles, most seeming to date from the 19th century and early 20th centuries. Some specific architectural features and themes highlighted in the photos include porches, doors, latticework (mashrabiyya), cemeteries, wooden column capitals with muqarnas decoration, and a section on Basra 1974. Title written on paper inserted into pocket on spine of original binder: "Category 3 Documentary Architecture and Furniture. Iraq Doc/1/-“. For more information about this item, visit https://archivesspace.mit.edu/repositories/5/archival_objects/349479
Type
Book