Hillenbrand, Robert

Islamic Architecture : Form, function and meaning - Cairo, Egypt. The American University in Cairo Press 2000 - 664 26 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 601-607) and indexes.

Embracing over a thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, this is an unrivalled synthesis of the arts of Islamic civilization. From the death of the Prophet Muhammad to the present day, Robert Hillenbrand traces the evolution of an extraordinary range of art forms, including architecture, calligraphy, book illumination, painting, ceramics, glassware, textiles and metalwork.

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Islamic architecture.
Ceramic art history
Golden Age of Islam

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