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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Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto Universityグローバル専攻
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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.
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