Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning

Type

Book

Authors

Ernst J. Grube

ISBN 10

0500278474

ISBN 13

9780500278475

Tags

Religious Buildings, History, Historical Study & Educational Resources, Islam, Architecture

Description

From mosques to markets, from citadels to cemetries, this text is a survey of the entire field of Islamic architecture. Although Islamic buildings may make an immediate visual impact, it can be useful to know something of the society which they serve. This text relates the architecture to the social areas of religion, power structure, commerce and communal life, placing emphasis on function and meaning rather than on style and chronology. The text contains photographs, drawings and plans that highlight the variety of building type and design. Building materials, techniques, and principles of decoration are also described and explained, and a comprehensive inventory of the key buildings of the Islamic world concludes this study. - from Amzon

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