Bukhara art and architecture

by Korn, Lorenz

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The art and architecture of Bukhara are marked by currents that were characteristic of Islamic art in general as well as regional and local elements, reflecting the city’s role as a political and cultural centre in Islamic Central Asia. Ancient traditions of Central Asia were integrated with functional and formal developments from the capitals of the Arab caliphate. An intense exchange with Iran, and later with India, took place from the Sāmānid period (204–395/819–1005) and continued to the ni…

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The art and architecture of Bukhara are marked by currents that were characteristic of Islamic art in general as well as regional and local elements, reflecting the city’s role as a political and cultural centre in Islamic Central Asia. Ancient traditions of Central Asia were integrated with functional and formal developments from the capitals of the Arab caliphate. An intense exchange with Iran, and later with India, took place from the Sāmānid period (204–395/819–1005) and continued to the nineteenth century. With the Russian conquest of Central

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  • Publisher(s):Brill
  • Language:eng

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  • wc:ALei1549

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eng Islam

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Korn, Lorenz

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