"The first comprehensive survey of Islamic architecture that proliferates throughout the Iberian peninsula, Sicily and the countries of North Africa, where Muslim culture reigned supreme during the Middle Ages. This authoritative book explores this architectural tradition that f…
"The first comprehensive survey of Islamic architecture that proliferates throughout the Iberian peninsula, Sicily and the countries of North Africa, where Muslim culture reigned supreme during the Middle Ages. This authoritative book explores this architectural tradition that f…
Some of the most outstanding examples of world architecture, such as the Mosque of Cordoba, the ceiling of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, the Giralda tower in Seville, and the Alhambra Palace in Granada, belong to the Western Islamic tradition. This architectural style flouri…
Some of the most outstanding examples of world architecture, such as the Mosque of Cordoba, the ceiling of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, the Giralda tower in Seville, and the Alhambra Palace in Granada, belong to the Western Islamic tradition. This architectural style flouri…
"Some of the most outstanding examples of world architecture, such as the Mosque of Cordoba, the ceiling of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, the Giralda tower in Seville, and the Alhambra Palace in Granada, belong to the Western Islamic tradition. This architectural style flour…
Ḥasan Fatḥī (Hassan Fathy; 1900–89) remains the best-known Egyptian architect of the twentieth century, and the one with the widest international impact. This is largely due to his publication, in multiple editions and languages commencing in 1961, of the book Architecture for t…
The Arab conquest of Egypt in 19/640 introduced to Egyptian art and architecture a new range of architectural typologies and decorative treatments. At the time of the conquest, extensive monumental remains from the Pharaonic to the late antique periods were preserved in Egypt. A…