TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stierlin,Henri
AU  - Stierlin,Anne
TI  - Islam: from Baghdad to Cordoba : early architecture from the 7th to the 13th century 
T2  - World architecture
SN  - 9783836510592 (hbk.)
U1  - 720.91767 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Hong Kong, Los Angeles
PB  - Taschen
KW  - Islamic architecture
KW  - Architecture, Medieval
N1  - Originally published 1996; Includes bibliographical references (p. 221) and index; 	Introduction : the origins of Islam --
The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem --
The Great Mosque of the Umayyads of Damascus --
Umayyad palaces --
Umayyad splendor in Cordoba --
The grandeur of the Abbasid Caliphate --
The diversity of Muslim Egypt --
The disintegration of the far western empire --
Upheavals in the near east --
Conclusion : new concepts of space
N2  - To the western eye, cities such as Jerusalem, Mecca, Baghdad or Cairo can seem utterly alien. This volume surveys more than six centuries of Islamic architecture, from the late 7th century to the mid-13th, placing mosques, Koran schools and palaces in their cultural, religious and political contexts. It also features colour photographs
ER  -