Islam: Art and ArchitectureMarkus Hattstein, Peter Delius This book follows the historical development of the Islamic regions and their ruling dynasties, and illustrates their greatly varied forms of artistic expression from the birth of the religion to the present day. |
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12th century Abbasid Aghlabid al-Andalus Ala al-Din Aleppo Almohads Almoravids Anatolia Arab arcades arches architecture artists Ayyubid Baghdad became brick building built Bukhara Cairo caliph calligraphic capital caravanserais carpets carved Central Asia ceramics Christian colors complex construction Cordoba court courtyard cultural Damascus decoration developed dome dynasty Egypt emirs empire Engl entrance facade Fatimid Friday mosque garden Ghurids glazed ground plan Herat Ilkhanid inscription interior Iran Iraq Isfahan Islamic art Islamic world Istanbul iwan Kairouan Khan Koran Madrasa Mamluk mausoleum Mecca Medina Merinids meters mihrab minaret miniature Mongol Morocco mosaic mosque motifs Mughal Muhammad muqarnas Museum Muslim niche ornamentation Ottoman painting palace period Persian portal prayer hall qibla qibla wall rectangular religious rooms rule ruler Safavid Samarqand Samarra Shah Shiite side square stucco style Sultan survived Syria technique tiles Timur Timurid tomb towers traditional Transoxiana Turkish Umayyad vault vizier