| Description |
640 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 32 cm |
| Contents |
Islam: world religion and cultural power -- Art and culture in the Islamic world -- Syria and Palestine: the Umayyad caliphate -- Iran, Iraq and Egypt: the Abbasids -- Tunisia and Egypt: the Aghlabids and Fatimids -- Syria, Palestine and Egypt: Ayyubids, Mamluks and Crusaders -- Spain and Morocco -- The Maghreb: from Morocco to Tunisia -- Early empires of the East: Ghaznavids and Ghurids -- Central Asia and Asia Minor: the great Seljuks, the Anatolian Seljuks and the Khwarazm-Shahs -- Islamic Mongols: from the Mongol invasions to the Ilkhanids -- Central Asia: the Timurids, the Shaybanids and the Khan princedoms -- Indian subcontinent: from Sultanate to Mughal Empire -- Iran: Safavids and Qajars -- The Ottoman Empire -- Islam in the modern age |
| Summary |
This book follows the historical development of the Islamic regions and their ruling dynasties, and illustrates their greatly varied forms of artistic expression from the birth of the religion to the present day |
| Analysis |
Islam Arquitectura |
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Islam Arte |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 604-611 |
| Subject |
Islamic architecture.
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Islamic art.
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| Author |
Delius, Peter.
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Hattstein, Markus.
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| LC no. |
00002282 |
| ISBN |
3829025580 |
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