| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 320 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Edinburgh studies in Islamic art |
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Edinburgh studies in Islamic art.
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| Contents |
Antecedent structures in the region -- The earliest intact tomb -- The development of a style -- The Qarakhanid architecture of Bukhara -- Qarakhanid minarets -- The Qarakhanid aesthetic -- Qarakhanid epigraphy -- Urban developments under the Qarakhanids |
| Summary |
This is a comprehensive study of the surviving monuments of the Qarakhanids - an important yet little-known medieval dynasty that ruled much of Central Asia between the late 10th and early 13th centuries. Based on extensive fieldwork and many hard-to-find Russian sources, the book places the surviving monuments into the wider cultural context of the region. Many photographs and new ground-plans are included, as well as detailed studies of individual monuments and the wider architectural aesthetic. These monuments serve as the link between the mostly lost Samanid architecture and the far larger and better-known monuments of the Timurids |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Qarakhanid dynasty, 9th-11th centuries.
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| SUBJECT |
Qarakhanid dynasty, 9th-11th centuries fast |
| Subject |
Monuments -- Asia, Central -- History
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Architecture, Medieval -- Asia, Central
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ARCHITECTURE -- History -- Medieval.
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Architecture, Medieval
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Monuments
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Central Asia
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781474423984 |
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1474423981 |
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