Notes:
"Some sections of this book were previously published in The art and architecture of Islam 650-1250 by Penguin Books Ltd, 1987"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-335) and indexes.
Glass: p. 71-72, 97, 121-122, 178, 206-209, 252-254, 301.
Contents:
Preface to the second edition --
Preface to the first edition --
Chart of the principal dynasties --
Introduction --
[ch.] 1. The rise of Islam and the artistic climate of the period --
pt. 1. Early Islamic art and architecture (c.650-c.1000) --
Prologue. Historical and cultural setting --
[ch.] 2. Central Islamic lands --
Architecture and architectural decoration --
The art of the object --
The art of the book --
Conclusion --
[ch.] 3. Western Islamic lands --
Architecture and architectural decoration --
The art of the object --
The art of the book --
Conclusion --
[ch.] 4. Eastern Islamic lands --
Architecture and architectural decoration --
The art of the object --
The art of the book --
Conclusion --
pt. 2. Medieval Islamic art and architecture (c.1000-1250) --
Prologue. Historical and cultural setting --
[ch.] 5. Eastern Islamic lands --
Architecture and architectural decoration --
The art of the object --
The art of the book --
Conclusion --
[ch.] 6. Central Islamic lands --
pt. 1. The Fatimids in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria --
Architecture and architectural decoration --
The art of the object --
The art of the book --
Conclusion --
pt. 2. The Saljuqs, Artuqids, Zangids, and Ayyubids in Iraq, Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt --
Architecture and architectural decoration --
The art of the object --
The art of the book --
Conclusion --
[ch.] 7. Western Islamic lands --
Architecture and architectural decoration --
The art of the object --
The art of the book --
Conclusion --
Conclusion. The impact of Islamic art --
[ch.] 8. Islamic art and non-Muslims --
List of principal abbreviations --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Glossary --
Index.
