Islamic art and Architecture : txt
Robert Hillenbrand.
- First Published
- 288 p. ill. (some col.) ; 21 cm. book
- World of art .
Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-282) and index.
Contents: Introduction 8 -- Chapter One The Bird of Islamic Art: the Umayyads 10 -- Chapter Two The ’Abbasids 38 -- Chapter Three The Fatimids 61 -- Chapter Four The Saljuqs 86 -- Chapter Five The Age of the Atabegs: Syria, Iraq and Anatolia, 1100-1300 111 -- Chapter Six The Mamluks 138 -- Chapter Seven The Muslim West 167 -- Chapter Eight The Ilkhanids and Timurids 196 -- Chapter Nine The Safavids 226 -- Chapter Ten The Ottomans 255 -- Select Bibliography 281 -- Glossary 283 -- Sources of Illustrations 284 -- Index 285 --
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Islamic art. Symbolism in architecture--Islamic countries. Islamic architecture