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lots of artists, and the result was having lots of paintings, sculptures,
music, poetry, films and other forms of artwork, on this page we
have a list of some of the people and artwork that was inspired or
dedicated to Petra, as well as books published about it. We will be
adding more artists and books to the list, so keep checking this page. |
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The
talking of the stone, كلام الحجر, 1993, a
very beautiful book was published with the help of the French cultural
center in Arabic and in French, written by 12 writers French and Arabs,
after visiting Petra, it contains some short stories, and a very powerful
poem by the great Arab poet Adonis. |
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| Petra texts,
نصوص البتراء, written
in Arabic by Jamal Abu Hamdan, a Jordanian writer, has some beautiful
short stories. |
| Rum group,
is a Jordanian group of young musicians with Tarek al Naser as the
composer who was inspired big time by Petra, they have some pieces
dedicated to Petra and one of them holds it's name, to download a
445 kb wma file click here.
for more about the group please visit their website: www.rummusic.com.
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Frank
Bechemilh form France, performed live in Beida
on 20th September 2001. He was singing and playing with 3 jordanian
musicians (drumer, tabla and nai) and two french musicians (bass and
guitar). Click here to download "Petra
la Rose" 803 kb wma file. For more about the artist please
visit his website: www.frankbechemilh.com.
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Petra is the
name of a musical performed by the great Lebanese singer Feiruz,
the play describes Petra at the time of Malchus the second, and
the resistance of the Roman military and cultural invasion of the
region, Feiruz plays the role of the queen Shakilat and the mother
of the little princess Petra.
We have the
audio file for downloading in two halves as well as three selected
parts that are smaller in size, click to download: the first half
(7,123 kb wma file),
the second half (6,883
kb wma file), selection 1(736
kb wma file or 1,139
kb mp3), selection 2 (373
kb wma file or 576
mp3), selection 3 (511
kb wma file or 791
kb mp3). Enjoy.
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| Abdel
Kader Bakhit, coming from Sudan, he lives in Jordan, and Petra
was a theme in lots of his water color paintings, he also did some
painting on stones with Petra as a theme. |
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Ali
al Jabiri a Jordanian artist and architect, did lots of paintings
showing the beauty of Jordan, Petra was one of the places he loved. |
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Anees
Maani, a Jordanian sculptor, Petra was a big inspiration and
a huge source for learning, more on Petra from my work: http://blog.go2petra.com |
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| Feisal
Abd al Aziz, a Jordanian artist, has some very good water color
paintings of Petra. |
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Gerti
Bierenbroodspot, a Dutch painter, had some exhibitions about Petra
in and outside Jordan, the last of which was at 4 walls gallery, Amman,
in June 2004. |
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| Ismail
Fattah, an Iraqi sculptor who dedicated many of his sculptures
to the Nabataean gods. |
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| Issam
Tantawi, a Jordanian artist, he did lots of photography in Petra,
and has very good water color paintings of it. |
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Katie
Miranda is an American illustrator who was inspired by Petra.
She says it's her favorite place in the world. www.theopticnerve.com |
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| Klara
Amados, a Spanish artist living in Jordan, she worked on the landscapes
of Wadi Rum and Petra using sand from there. |
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| Larisa
Najjar, Russian sculptor living in Jordan, she uses stones from
Petra as a material for her sculptures, makes very delicate portraits
and uses the colors of the stone in a smart way. |
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Nazih
Owais, a Jordanian sculptor, in the Jordanian pavilion in Hanover,
he handled the piece about Petra, representing the Siq and the Nabataean
gods. |
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| Rafik
al Lahham, a Jordanian artist specialized in printmaking, did
works inspired by Petra and the sculptures of the Nabataean gods. |
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Suha
Shouman, having a studio on the way from Petra to Taybeh, through
the years she has worked on Petra as a theme, through many forms of
art, including video art that was exhibited lately in Amman, Darat
al Funun. |
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about Petra... |
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The
history of the Nabataean state, تاريخ دولة
الأنباط Ihsan Abbas, 1987, although small and a bit old, it is
a very valuable study, covering all the aspects of the history of
the Nabataeans. |
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Bait al Anbat,
the house of the Nabataeans, www.baitalanbat.org,
is a Jordanian NGO established 1997 and based in Wadi
Musa, organizes conferences on history, heritage archaeology, cultural
dialogue and managing cultural aspects in tourism. One of the project
Bait al Anbat is working on is publishing a series of books in Arabic
about the Nabataean civilization, five of which are already published:
- The time
of Aretas the fourth, a study on coins, عهد
الحارث الرابع,Muslim Rawahneh, 2002. With pictures of 42 coins and their detailed
information, a very good study on Nabataean coins and history.
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Water engineering and irrigation of the Nabataeans the Arabs,
هندسة
المياه والري
عند الأنباط
العرب,Dr. Zaidun
Mheisen, 2002, covers the Nabataean water system in Petra and other Nabataean areas, contains
140 photos and illustrations, has also a brief in English. |
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The Nabataean civilization through their inscriptions, حضارة الأنباط
من خلال نقوشهم, by Dr. Ahmad al Ajluni, 2003, a very good book that tells
a lot about the history of the Nabataeans based on actual inscriptions,
it is also a good study on the Nabataean language. |
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The social history of Petra region, continuation and change, التاريخ
الإجتماعي لمنطقة
البتراء وجوارها, studies and researches that participated in the conference
organized by Bait al Anbat and held on the 29th of August
2001. |
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| Petra texts,
نصوص البتلراء, written in Arabic by Jamal Abu Hamdan, a Jordanian writer,
beautiful short stories. |
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The
talking of the stone, كلام الحجر, 1993, a
very beautiful book was published with the help of the French cultural
center in Arabic and in French, written by 12 writers French and Arabs,
after visiting Petra, it contains some short stories, and a very powerful
poem by the great Arab poet Adonis. |
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Petra,
Iain Browning, first edition published in 1973, has a very good
study on the architecture in Petra.
Petra,
Barbara Culliford, Khairieh Amr, Michael Berthudund, I. Rodis, Editor:
P. V. Vivekanand, 1995, with beautiful pictures by Ammar Khammash.
Petra the
lost kingdom of the Nabataeans, Jane Taylor, 2001, a very beautiful
book about the Nabataean kingdom and its history with pictures taken
by the author.
The Petra Siq, Nabataean Hydrology Uncovered,
2003, Edited by Isabelle Ruben, published by Petra National Trust,
about the Siq and the work conducted there under supervision of
Petra National Trust, it is a good study about the Siq
with pictures and illustrations.
All Petra,
a wonderland of the past, Mohsen M. Ulama, 2001, nice pictures
with a description of the place and a brief about the history, available
also in French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Japanese.
Petra rediscovered,
general edition, Glenn Markoe, about the history of the Nabataeans.
Petra, a
traveler's guide, Rosalyn Maqsood, 2003, a guide about Petra
with suggested hikes in the old city.
Art and History
Petra, 2001 Dominique Barrier, Pictures and history and lithographs
of David Robert.
Petra Art
histoy and Ititeraries in the Nabataean capital, Fabio Bourbon,
1999, history, pictures, maps, and about the restorations in Petra.
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Jordan
Past and Present, Petra Jerash Amman, 2001, has pictures of sites
and a transparant sheet above to show the way it looked two thousand
years ago. |
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Petra la
cite du desert, Isabelle and Roger Normand, 1999, discribes
the place with a brief about the history and beautiful pictures.
Petra Retrouvee,
voyage de L'Arabie Petree 1828, Leon De Laborde and Linant de
Bellefonds, 1994, old maps of the kingdom and old lithographs.
Petra Le
dit de pierres, 1993, a very beautiful book was published with
the help of the French cultural center in Arabic and in French,
written by 12 writers French and Arabs, after visiting Petra, very
powerful is the poem by the great Arab poet Adonis, the French edition
has beautiful black and white pictures.
Petra and
the caravan cities, 1990, edited by Fawzi Ziadine, contains
researches in Arabic, English and French that partisipated in a
symposium at Petra 1985.
Petra la
cite des caravanes, Christian Auge and Jean-Marie Dentzer, 1999,
a small book with beautiful pictures of Petra and other Nabataean
sites, history and maps.
Petra,
1992, Ingrid Roddis, about the history and about the place, with
pictures, available in other languages.
Petra Metropole
de L'Arabie antique, Laila Nehme and Francois Villeneuve, 1999,
about the history and the place with very good maps.
Impressions
de Petra, lithographs of David Robert with comments.
Petra la
cite rose du desert, articles about Petra written in the 80's.
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| Petra, la
ciudad de los nabateos (Madrid, 2001) The author is a Professor
of the Department of Ancient History, in the Complutense University
(Madrid, Spain). Her name is Carmen BLANQUEZ. |
| There is another
book about Petra and the nabataean civilization (in Spanish). The
author is a Professor of the Department of Ancient History, in the
Complutense University (Madrid, Spain). Her name is Carmen BLANQUEZ,
and the tittle of the book is: Petra, la ciudad de los nabateos (Madrid,
2001). |
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| All Petra,
a wonderland of the past, Mohsen M. Ulama, 2001, nice pictures
with a description of the place and a brief about the history, available
in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch and Japanese. |
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