Medieval monuments of Central Asia : Qarakhanid architecture of the 11th and 12th centuries /

This is a comprehensive study of the surviving monuments of the Qarakhanids - an important yet little-known medieval dynasty that ruled much of Central Asia between the late 10th and early 13th centuries. Based on extensive fieldwork and many hard-to-find Russian sources, the book places the survivi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McClary, Richard P. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020]
Series:Edinburgh studies in Islamic art.
Subjects:
Qarakhanid dynasty, > 9th-11th centuries.
Qarakhanid dynasty, > 9th-11th centuries
Monuments > Asia, Central > History.
Architecture, Medieval > Asia, Central.
Monuments > Asie centrale > Histoire.
Architecture médiévale > Asie centrale.
ARCHITECTURE > History > Medieval.
Architecture, Medieval
Monuments
Central Asia
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Antecedent structures in the region
  • The earliest intact tomb
  • The development of a style
  • The Qarakhanid architecture of Bukhara
  • Qarakhanid minarets
  • The Qarakhanid aesthetic
  • Qarakhanid epigraphy
  • Urban developments under the Qarakhanids

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