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Islamic Art and Architecture
by Robert Hillenbrand
- ART & ARCHITECTURE
- 1999
- PAPER
- 288 PAGES
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Covering one thousand years and the geographic scope of Islam, this book is a wide-ranging guide to the arts of Islam, including architecture, calligraphy, ceramics and textiles. A marvelously compact synthesis, it focuses on major styles associated with Muslim dynasties including the Ottomans. With a useful glossary of Islamic terms, time line, maps and 270 illustrations, many in color.
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