Islam : from Baghdad to Cordoba : early architecture from the 7th to the 13th century / Henri Stierlin ; photographs, Anne and Henri Stierlin.

By:

Stierlin, Henri

Contributor(s):

Stierlin, Anne

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: French Series: Taschen's world architectureHong Kong ; Los Angeles : Taschen, c2009Description: 224 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 30 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9783836510592 (hbk.)
3836510596 (hbk.)

Uniform titles:

Islam. English.

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

720.91767 22 S.H.I

Contents:

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.

Summary: 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.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main library B9	Faculty of Engineering & Technology (Architectural)	720.91767 S.H.I (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00009728

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.

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.

Translated from the French.

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