{"id":1942,"date":"2020-09-08T10:41:49","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T10:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/?p=1942"},"modified":"2020-09-08T10:41:49","modified_gmt":"2020-09-08T10:41:49","slug":"new-book-features-landscapes-ancient-sites-illustrations-of-saudi-arabias-alula","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/?p=1942","title":{"rendered":"New book features landscapes, ancient sites, illustrations of Saudi Arabia\u2019s AlUla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2261161-1145606638.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"348\" height=\"417\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1943\" srcset=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2261161-1145606638.jpg 348w, wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2261161-1145606638-250x300.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><br \/>\nAlUla is home to many relics, archeological wonders, and contemporary sites to see, including Saudi Arabia\u2019s first UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hegra, dating back to the Nabataean Kingdom<br \/>\nJEDDAH: The destination of AlUla, in collaboration with publisher Assouline, announced the September 2020 release of a luxury immersive book of photography and illustrations titled, \u201cAlUla.\u201d<br \/>\nWith stunning images taken by renowned photographer Robert Polidori and interpretive illustrations by multidisciplinary artist Ignasi Monreal, \u201cAlUla\u201d virtually transports readers to the city, giving them a glimpse into its rich history and local culture.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"635\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1944\" srcset=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/5.jpg 458w, wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/5-216x300.jpg 216w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><br \/>\nAvailable in Assouline\u2019s exclusive Ultimate and XXL formats, this oversized luxury volume is a celebration of human milestones and natural wonders. The Ultimate format is available in blue and beige covers, and the XXL format is available in blue and black boxes.<br \/>\nNestled deep within the vast desert of northwestern Saudi Arabia, AlUla is known as a cultural oasis and living museum with more than 200,000 years of human history \u2014 from Paleolithic hunter-gatherers; civilizations such as the Nabataeans, Dadanites, and Romans; Muslim pilgrims on their way to Makkah and Madinah, and trade caravans traveling the Incense Route; to present-day communities who mingle and exchange cultural ideas with global travelers.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"486\" height=\"631\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1945\" srcset=\"wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2.jpg 486w, wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/2-231x300.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 486px) 100vw, 486px\" \/><br \/>\nAlUla is home to many relics, archeological wonders, and contemporary sites to see, including Saudi Arabia\u2019s first UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hegra, dating back to the Nabataean Kingdom. Modern landmarks include the Maraya Hall, an award-winning, multi-purpose concert and entertainment venue that is also the Guinness Book of Records\u2019 largest mirrored venue in the world.<br \/>\nEach page of this luxurious book delves into the destination\u2019s ancient mystique, where innovators and artists lived and journeyed through its exceptional landscapes, leaving traces of their language, culture and way of life.<br \/>\nImages and illustrations captured in the book feature the monumental tombs carved into the outcrops of Hegra, Elephant Rock, and the many petroglyphs (or rock art) showcasing the animals that inhabited AlUla thousands of years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Polidori began his career in the mid-1980s, when he photographed the Restoration of Versailles, and has since documented sites across the globe.<br \/>\nHe has twice won the Alfred Eisenstaedt Award for Magazine Photography and has published over a dozen photo books. He has held major solo exhibitions in important galleries, and his work is featured in the collections of many prominent museums around the world.<br \/>\n\u201cAlUla is just amazing and unparalleled,\u201d said Polidori. \u201cI try to render what I call an emblematic image usually showing its entirety through its details and vice versa. I tried to give a timeless image.\u201d<br \/>\nMonreal is a multidisciplinary artist born in Barcelona and currently based in Rome. He works in various media including painting, design, creative direction, and film.<br \/>\nHe created Gucci\u2019s Spring\/Summer 2018 campaign \u2014 the first of its kind to be fully digitally painted \u2014 for which he was short-listed for a Beazley Designs of the Year award. Since then, he has worked with brands such as Bulgari, Four Seasons and Airbnb, among others.<br \/>\nPolidori and Monreal share more of their experiences in AlUla in a video, which provides a look inside the book through select photos and illustrations.<br \/>\nFor more information and to purchase, visit Assouline.com.<\/p>\n<p>arabnews<br \/>\npictures from: https:\/\/www.assouline.com\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AlUla is home to many relics, archeological wonders, and contemporary sites to see, including Saudi Arabia\u2019s first UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hegra, dating back to the Nabataean Kingdom JEDDAH: The destination of AlUla, in collaboration with publisher Assouline, announced the September 2020 release of a luxury immersive book of photography and illustrations titled, \u201cAlUla.\u201d With [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1944,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1942"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1946,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1942\/revisions\/1946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1944"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.archaeology.sa\/en\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}