L'architecture sacr? de l'Islam
The history of the sacred architecture of Islam reveals a surprising degree of unity and coherence, the result of the continuous expansion of the Muslim religion that lasted 800 years and was world-wide in its scope, before subsiding in the 16th century. The many representative examples contained in...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Courbevoie
ACR
1997
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Add Tag | Summary: | The history of the sacred architecture of Islam reveals a surprising degree of unity and coherence, the result of the continuous expansion of the Muslim religion that lasted 800 years and was world-wide in its scope, before subsiding in the 16th century. The many representative examples contained in this richly-illustrated album offer an overview permitting even the casual reader to follow the successive transformations and stylistic variations on a country-by-country basis. |
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| Physical Description: | 479 pages colour illustrations, colour maps 29 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 478) |
| ISBN: | 2867701058 9782867701054 |
Masjid selected mosques from the islamic world