'As good a pictorial introduction to the subject as is available' – Apollo

'Richly rewarding … magnificently illustrated'– House and Garden

From mosques to markets, from citadels to cemeteries, this is a panoramic survey of the entire field of Islamic architecture, with contributions by leading experts in the field. Widely praised on its first publication, it is now brought to a wider audience in paperback.

Constantly relating the architecture to the social areas of religion, power structure, commerce and communal life, the authors provide a full and informative survey with its emphasis on function and meaning rather than on chronology and style.

• Over 750 photographs
• drawings and plans
• Building materials
• techniques and principles, of decoration described and explained
• Comprehensive illustrated inventory of the key buildings of the Islamic world

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Islamic Art and Architecture
The Complete Taj Mahal
Modernity and Community: Architecture in the Islamic World