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020			_a9783836510592 (hbk.)
020			_a3836510596 (hbk.)
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041	1		_aeng _hfre
082	0	4	_a720.91767 _222 _bS.H.I
100	1		_aStierlin, Henri. _918117
240	1	0	_aIslam. _lEnglish.
245	1	0	_aIslam : _bfrom Baghdad to Cordoba : early architecture from the 7th to the 13th century / _cHenri Stierlin ; photographs, Anne and Henri Stierlin.
260			_aHong Kong ; _aLos Angeles : _bTaschen, _cc2009.
264			_aHong Kong ; _aLos Angeles : _bTaschen, _cc2009.
300			_a224 p. : _bcol. ill., col. map ; _c30 cm.
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
490	1		_aWorld architecture.
500			_aOriginally published 1996.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 221) and index.
505	0		_a 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.
520			_aTo 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.
546			_aTranslated from the French.
650		0	_aIslamic architecture.
650		0	_aArchitecture, Medieval.
700	1		_aStierlin, Anne.
830		0	_aTaschen's world architecture.
942			_cBK _2ddc