Architecture of the Islamic world : its history and social meaning, with a complete survey of key monuments and 758 illustrations, 112 in color
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Architecture of the Islamic world : its history and social meaning, with a complete survey of key monuments and 758 illustrations, 112 in color
Thames and Hudson, 1995, c1978
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Available at 10 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
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Note
Bibliography: p. 282-284
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
From mosques to markets, from citadels to cemeteries, this is a panoramic survey of the entire field of Islamic architecture, with contributions by leading experts in the field.
Constantly relating the architecture to the social areas of religion, power structure, commerce and communal life, the authors provide a full and informative survey with its emphasis on function and meaning rather than on chronology and style.
* Over 750 photographs
* Drawings and plans
* Building materials
* Techniques and principles, of decoration described and explained
* Comprehensive illustrated inventory of the key buildings of the Islamic world
Table of Contents
- Architecture and society: Allah and eternity - mosques, madrasas and tombs
- the architecure of power - palaces, citadels and fortifications
- trade and travel - markets and caravanserais
- architects, craftsmen and builders - materials and techniques
- the elements of decoration - surface, pattern and light
- vernacular architecture - the house and society. Key moments of Islamic architecture: Arabia
- Spain
- North Africa and Sicily
- Egypt
- Syria, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon
- Turkey
- Iraq
- Iran
- Central Asia and Afghanistan
- Indian subcontinent
- West Africa
- East Africa
- the Far East.
by "Nielsen BookData"