Winner of the American Publishers Association s Award for an outstanding Professional and Scholarly title and the Alice Davis Hitchcock Medallion 1996 from the Society of Architectural Historians of Great Britain In a dazzling display of erudition Robert Hillenbrand surveys the major building types of the Islamic World religious architecture the mosque the minaret the madrasa the mausoleum between Heaven and Earth and the caravansarai and the palace representing the secular side All the building types are discussed in art historical terms with the interplay of form and function taken as the underlying theme of the analysis All are comprehensively illustrated with a full range of colour and black and white photographs analytical drawings thumbnail comparative assemblies and ground plans This major reference work covering from Spain to Afghanistan and c 700 to c 1700 is a source of fascination for all seeking to appreciate the rich heritage of the Islamic World Recurrent themes and patterns take on a wider significance a persistent reminder that the Islamic faith and the particular type of society which it engendered makes light of vast gulfs of time and space Key Features24 colour plates300 black and white photographs1246 line drawingsSection of composite drawings and ground plansAvailable in Hardback originally published in 1994 and a revised paperback edition published in 2000 This new paperback edition includes a previously unpublished index designed to make the book more user friendly

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