The story of Islamic architecture / Richard Yeomans.

Main entry:

Yeomans, Richard.

Title & Author:

The story of Islamic architecture / Richard Yeomans.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Reading, UK : Garnet Pub., 1999.

Description:

xi, 240 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 33 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-233) and index.
Islamic World -- Introduction: The Prophet's Ministry and the Muslim Faith -- Ch. 1. Religious Basis of Form and Function in Islamic Architecture -- Ch. 2. Umayyad Architecture -- Ch. 3. Emerging Islamic Identity -- Ch. 4. Tulunid and Fatimid Egypt -- Ch. 5. Umayyad, Almoravid and Almohad Architecture in Spain and Morocco -- Ch. 6. Nasrid, Mudejar, Marinid and Sa'dian Architecture in Spain and Morocco -- Ch. 7. Ayyubid and Mamluk Architecture -- Ch. 8. Samanid and Seljuk Architecture in Persia and Anatolia -- Ch. 9. Ottoman Architecture -- Ch. 10. Ilkhanid, Timurid and Safavid Architecture -- Ch. 11. Islamic Architecture in South Asia.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

Beginning with a brief description of the Muslim faith, the introductory chapters of this book illustrate how religious attitudes determine the form and function of Islamic art and architecture. The book then considers the genesis of a distinctly Islamic architecture from the first monuments when the Umayyad Caliphate, bringing with it political and mercantile acumen but scarce architectural knowledge, was totally dependent on the art, craft and building skills of the indigenous population in the countries it had conquered. These early monuments illustrate how the story of Islamic architecture is one of continuing adaptation, change and innovation in response to the complex cultural and racial diversity which constitutes the Muslim nation. The book then charts the gradual evolution and eventual emergence of a distinctive Arab identity in ninth-century Iraq, Tunisia and Egypt. -- provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1859641083
9781859641088

Subject:

Islamic architecture.
Architecture islamique.
Geschichte
Islamische Architektur
Islamitische bouwkunst.
Civilisation islamique.
Architecture, Islamic

Holdings:

Location: Library main 204769
Call No.: NA380 .Y26 1999
Status: Available

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