
Islam
From Medina to the Maghreb and from the Indies to Istanbul
Christopher Tadgell(Author)
Routledge (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 1. April 2008
Book
Hardback
668 pages
978-0-415-43609-0 (ISBN)
Description
This book examines the architectural tradition which developed with the religious culture of Islam. Essentially heir to the Roman development of space, it had its source in the ubiquitous courtyard house, while the development of the mosque as both place of worship and the centre of the community, its form a response to the requirements of prayer set out in the Koran, was given a range of forms as the conquests of Islam came up against the traditions of Egypt, Persia, India and China. The tradition developed further in tombs, palaces and fortifications, all of which are described and illustrated here.
The architecture of Islam encompasses a high proportion of the world's most beautiful buildings. This book covers the whole range in unprecedented breadth and depth.
The architecture of Islam encompasses a high proportion of the world's most beautiful buildings. This book covers the whole range in unprecedented breadth and depth.
Reviews / Votes
'The greatest value of this fine study lies in its enormous and detailed range, encompassing not only the Islamic heartlands, but traditions as diverse as those of the sultanates of North Africa, the earliest Moslem dynasties of India and the legacy of Tamerlane. A prodigious labour of love.' - Colin ThubronMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
General, Postgraduate, Professional, Professional Practice & Development, and Undergraduate
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
905 Farbfotos bzw. farbige Rasterbilder, 254 s/w Zeichnungen
254 Line drawings, black and white; 905 Halftones, color
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
1301 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-43609-0 (9780415436090)
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Book
06/2017
1st Edition
Routledge
€91.90
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Person
Christopher Tadgell
Content
Introduction Part 1: Dar Al-Islam 1.1 Ascendancy of the Caliphate and the Assertion of Orthodoxy 1.2 Decadence of the Caliphate: Shi'ite Challenge 1.3 Sunni Reaction: Caliphate and Sultanate Part 2: Beyond the Western Pale 2.1. Cordoban Caliphate 2.2. Moroccan Sultanates 2.3. Andalusian Enclaves Part 3: Dar Al-Islam Divided 3.1 The Axis of the Turks 3.2: The Orbit of Iran Part 4: Beyond The Eastern Pale 4.1. Afghans, Turks and Their Delhi Sultanate 4.2. Regional Gravity 4.3. The Mughals: Advent 4.4. The Deccan: The Qutb Shahi and Adil Shahi Sultanates 4.5. The Mughals: Apogee Epilogue: Hindustani Syncretism Glossary. Further Reading. Maps