Architecture of the Islamic World: Its History and Social Meaning, With a Complete Survey of Key Monuments and over 758 Illustrations, 112 in Color

Series: English

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 me