Dictionary of Islamic Architecture

<p>The <em>Dictionary of Islamic Architecture</em> provides the fullest range of artistic, technical, archaeological, cultural and biographical data for the entire geographical and chronological spread of Islamic architecture - from West Africa through the Middle East to Indonesia, and from the seventh to the eighteenth centuries of the Common Era.<br>Over 500 entries are arranged alphabetically and fully cross-referenced and indexed to permit easy access to the text and to link items of related interest.<br>Four main categories of subject matter are explored:<br>* <strong>dynastic</strong> and <strong>regional overviews</strong><br>* individual <strong>site descriptions</strong><br>* <strong>biographical entries</strong><br>* <strong>technical definitions</strong><br>Over 100 relevant plans, sketch maps, photographs and other illustrations complement and illuminate the entries, and the needs of the reader requiring further information are met by individual entry <strong>bibliographies</strong>.</p> Ajimez * Allepo * Arabesque * Artesando * Bijapur * Bulgaria * Byzantine * Crusader Period * Desert * Fathy, Hassan * Fez * Gardens * Ghana * Granada * Harem * House * Jerusalem * Mamluk Architecture * Minaret * Mosaic * Mosque of Amr * Oman * Pakistan * Qatar * Semahane * Singapore * Spain * Taj Mahal * Tomb of the Abasid Caliphs