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Expertise and Architecture in the Modern Islamic World explores how architectural traditions and practices were shared and exchanged across national borders throughout the world, departing from a narrative that casts European actors as the importers and exporters of Islamic desi…
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…
Against a backdrop of Islamophobia, Europeans are increasingly airbrushing from history their cultural debt to the Muslim world. But this legacy lives on in some of Europe's most recognisable buildings, from Notre-Dame Cathedral to the Houses of Parliament. This beautifully illu…
For millennia the collection, distribution and symbolism of water have played pivotal roles in the lands where Islam has flourished. This book is the first to address this important subject. A diverse spectrum of scholars covers a wide range of topics: from the revelation of Isl…
Architecture for islamic societies today
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Præsentation af en række projekter i den muslimske verden, som i 1992 blev præmieret af Aga Khan Award for Architecture
The third in a set of four volumes of studies on Islamic art by Oleg Grabar, this book aims to integrate knowledge of Islamic art with Islamic culture and history as well as with the global concerns of the History of Art. It covers topics such as architecture, painting, objects,…
Envisioning Islamic art and architecture: essays in honor of Renata Holod
by Holod, Renata, Ruggles, D. Fairchild, Robinson, Cynthia, Feliciano, Maria Judith, Michelsen, Leslee Katrina, Olafsdotter, Johanna, Mulder, Stephennie F., Sohoni, Pushkar, Shah Mackenzie, Alison, Rice, Yael, Gruber, Christiane J., Micklewright, Nancy
fromArts and archaeology of the Islamic world
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A collection of studies on the portable arts, arts of the book, painting, photography, and architecture spanning the medieval and modern periods and across the historical Islamic lands. The essays reflect the wide-ranging interests and diverse methodologies of Holod and attend t…