Islamic Art and Architecture

Name: Islamic Art and Architecture
Price: 4.65 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780500203057

ISBN-10: 0500203059

ISBN-13: 9780500203057

Edition: 1999

Authors: Robert Hillenbrand

List price: $26.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Marketplace

5 new & used from $4.65

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Covering a thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, this is a guide to the arts of Islam. A glossary of Islamic terms, a timeline and maps seek to unravel Islam's complex history.

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 1999
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Publication date: 1/17/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.90" wide x 8.30" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Robert Hillenbrand, Professor of Islamic Art at Edinburgh University,is an acknowledged world expert on Islamic art and architecture.



Introduction



The Birth of Islamic Art: the Umayyads



The 'Abbasids



The Fatimids



The Saljuqs



The Age of the Atabegs: Syria, Iraq and Anatolia, 1100-1300



The Mamluks



The Muslim West



The Ilkhanids and Timurids



The Safavids



The Ottomans


Select Bibliography


Glossary


Sources of Illustrations


Index