The Orient in a Mirror

by Sabrina Michaud and Roland Michaud

Inspired by a series of journeys to the Middle East and Asia, photographers Roland and Sabrina Michaud offer striking testimony to the endurance of Islamic cultures with The Orient in a Mirror. Using the mirror as their motif, the Michauds pair traditional Islamic art miniatures, some of which date back eight centuries, with their own photographs of the Middle East taken over a period of nearly 50 years, beautifully evoking a lasting civilization...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810948443
• ISBN13: 9780810948440
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.8" x 11.4"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

A true mirror of the orient.

The pictures, the layout and the style that this picture-book has been put together, is simply superb.