Ifriqiya

<p>Ifriqiya: Thirteen Centuries of Art and Architecture in Tunisia is a voyage through the history of the Islamic architecture of the Maghreb to uncover a millenary civilisation that made works of art of its most important spaces. The great Islamic dynasties - Abbasids Aghlabids Fatimids Zirids Almohads Hafsids Ottomans - and Islamic religious schools and movements left the mark of their artistic expression over the centuries. Islamic art in Tunisia is a cultural crossroad widely influenced by local artistic customs by Andalusian and eastern architectural and decorative elements by Arab Roman and Berber traditions and by the variety of its natural landscape.</p><p>Eleven itineraries invite you to discover 108 museums monuments and sites in Tunis Sidi Bou Saïd Bizerte Testour Al-Kef Kairouan Mahdia Sfax Tozeur and Gabès (among others).</p><p>This title is part of the series "Islamic Art in the Mediterranean". Each title in this series starts with a general introduction to the series followed by an introduction to the particular title.</p><ul> <li><strong>For the eBook / Kindle version</strong>: the "Look Inside" link gives access to the table of contents of this title and to a part of its particular introduction.</li> <li><strong>For the paperback version:</strong> the "Look Inside" link provides access to the general introduction.</li></ul><p>Note: the eBook includes an index of locations.</p><p><strong>Search for other titles in this series available in English with ‘</strong>Islamic art in the Mediterranean + MWNF’ (ten titles).</p><p><strong>Search for all Museum With No Frontiers titles in all languages with ‘</strong>Museum With No Frontiers + MWNF’.</p>