Architecture of the Islamic World
Its History and Social Meaning
(With a complete survey of key monuments)
Edited by George Michell
Texts by Ernst J. Grube
James Dickie
Oleg Grabar
Eleanor Sims
Ronald Lewcock
Dalu Jones
Guy T. Petherbridge
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| 'As good a pictorial introduction to the subject as is available' | | – Apollo |
| 'Richly rewarding … magnificently illustrated' | | – House and Garden |
From mosques to markets, from citadels to cemeteries, this is a panoramic survey of the entire field of Islamic architecture, with contributions by leading experts in the field. Widely praised on its first publication, it is now brought to a wider audience in paperback.
Constantly relating the architecture to the social areas of religion, power structure, commerce and communal life, the authors provide a full and informative survey with its emphasis on function and meaning rather than on chronology and style.
• Over 750 photographs, drawings and plans
• Building materials, techniques and principles
of decoration described and explained
• Comprehensive illustrated inventory of the
key buildings of the Islamic world |
|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500278474 | | ISBN-13 978-0500278475 | | | | 27.0 x 21.0 cm | | Paperback | | 288pp | | 758 illustrations, 112 in colour | | First published 1995 | | | | £24.95 | | | |  | | | | 
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