- Paperback: 1 pages
- Publisher: Thames and Hudson; New edition edition (Oct 1 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0500278474
- ISBN-13: 978-0500278475
- Product Dimensions: 27.2 x 21.3 x 2.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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- #16 in Books > Professional & Technical > Architecture > History & Periods > Islamic Architecture
- #16 in Books > Arts & Photography > Architecture > History & Periods > Islamic Architecture
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From mosques to markets, from citadels to cemetries, this text is a survey of the entire field of Islamic architecture. Although Islamic buildings may make an immediate visual impact, it can be useful to know something of the society which they serve. This text relates the architecture to the social areas of religion, power structure, commerce and communal life, placing emphasis on function and meaning rather than on style and chronology. The text contains photographs, drawings and plans that highlight the variety of building type and design. Building materials, techniques, and principles of decoration are also described and explained, and a comprehensive inventory of the key buildings of the Islamic world concludes this study.
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A Person who just starts to learn something about Islamic culture should read it. For people who knows a lot the catalogue at the second part of the book would be helpful but it is also not complete.
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A very comprehensive introduction to muslim architecture,
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Ce commentaire est de: Architecture Of The Islamic World (Paperback)
I love this book. It gives you a very good insight to muslim architecture and is at the same time easy to read and entertaining. As an orientalist in a postgrad study program I got to read books on the subject that are much more confusing or that are written in a slightly boring style. This book is a thorough introduction that never just stays on the surface of the matter. It does not give you a chronological account of architecture history, but answers a lot of questions like "Why it was built like it was built?" In the back part of the book you find plans and short descriptions of the most important buildings, in the first part you find a lot of good photographs and even better articles on single subjects like materials or building techniques. But the most important thing: It's NEVER boring.
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A very comprehensive introduction to muslim architecture,
By Mag Konstanze Wagenhofer - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Architecture Of The Islamic World (Paperback)
I love this book. It gives you a very good insight to muslim architecture and is at the same time easy to read and entertaining. As an orientalist in a postgrad study program I got to read books on the subject that are much more confusing or that are written in a slightly boring style. This book is a thorough introduction that never just stays on the surface of the matter. It does not give you a chronological account of architecture history, but answers a lot of questions like "Why it was built like it was built?" In the back part of the book you find plans and short descriptions of the most important buildings, in the first part you find a lot of good photographs and even better articles on single subjects like materials or building techniques. But the most important thing: It's NEVER boring.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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Good for people who start,
By Vladyslav Serdyuk "Vlad" - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: Architecture Of The Islamic World (Paperback)
A Person who just starts to learn something about Islamic culture should read it. For people who knows a lot the catalogue at the second part of the book would be helpful but it is also not complete.
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