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Islam : by Henri Stierlin ; photographs, Anne and Henri Stierlin.
Series: Taschen's world architecture | Taschen's world architecturePublication details: New York : Taschen, 1996-Description: v. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cmISBN:- 3822885614 :
- Islam. English
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Summary: This volume is an impressive survey of more than 600 years of Islamic architecture, from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, in a region stretching from the Near and Middle East to Sicily, the Maghreb and Andalusia. It presents masterpieces of Islamic architecture from the peerless Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem to the mysterious Umayyad palaces in the deserts of Syria and Palestine, from the sumptuous residences of the caliphs in Samarra and Saragossa to the Great Mosques of Damascus, Kairouan and Cordoba.
v.1. Early architecture from Baghdad to Cordoba.
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American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | NA 380 .S8513 1996 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 611855 |
Translated from German.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
v.1. Early architecture from Baghdad to Cordoba.
This volume is an impressive survey of more than 600 years of Islamic architecture, from the seventh to the thirteenth centuries, in a region stretching from the Near and Middle East to Sicily, the Maghreb and Andalusia. It presents masterpieces of Islamic architecture from the peerless Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem to the mysterious Umayyad palaces in the deserts of Syria and Palestine, from the sumptuous residences of the caliphs in Samarra and Saragossa to the Great Mosques of Damascus, Kairouan and Cordoba.
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