Architecture in Context

Name: Architecture in Context
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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From Medina to the Maghreb and from the Indies to Istanbul

By: Christopher Tadgell

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Paperback | 1 April 2008 | Edition Number 1

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676 Pages

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21.0 x 18.0 x 4.9

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This book examines the architectural tradition which developed with the religious culture of Islam. Essentially heir to the Roman development of space, it had its source in the ubiquitous courtyard house, while the development of the mosque as both place of worship and the centre of the community, its form a response to the requirements of prayer set out in the Koran, was given a range of forms as the conquests of Islam came up against the traditions of Egypt, Persia, India and China. The tradition developed further in tombs, palaces and fortifications, all of which are described and illustrated here.

The architecture of Islam encompasses a high proportion of the world''s most beautiful buildings. This book covers the whole range in unprecedented breadth and depth.

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'The greatest value of this fine study lies in its enormous and detailed range, encompassing not only the Islamic heartlands, but traditions as diverse as those of the sultanates of North Africa, the earliest Moslem dynasties of India and the legacy of Tamerlane. A prodigious labour of love.' -- Colin Thubron

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