The Transformation of Islamic Art during the Sunni Revival /

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Ultimately, the forms and themes described in this book shaped the development of Mamluk architecture in Egypt and Syria, and by extension, the entire course of North African and Andalusian architecture as well."--Jacket.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tabbaa, Yasser, 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2001]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Islamitische bouwkunst.
Ornamentiek.
Islamitische kunst.
Islamische Kunst
Islamic decoration and ornament.
Islamic architecture.
Decoration and ornament, Medieval.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural.
Architecture, Medieval.
HISTORY / Middle East / General
ARCHITECTURE > Interior Design > General.
Decoration et ornement medievaux > Moyen-Orient.
Decoration et ornement islamiques > Moyen-Orient.
Architecture medievale > Moyen-Orient.
Architecture islamique > Moyen-Orient.
Decoration et ornement architecturaux > Moyen-Orient.
Decoration and ornament, Medieval > Middle East.
Islamic decoration and ornament > Middle East.
Architecture, Medieval > Middle East.
Islamic architecture > Middle East.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural > Middle East.
Middle East.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Sunni Revival
  • 2. The Transformation of Qur'anic Writing
  • 3. The Public Text
  • 4. The Girih Mode: Vegetal and Geometric Arabesque
  • 5. Muqarnas Vaulting and Ash'ari Occasionalism
  • 6. Stone Muqarnas and Other Special Devices
  • 7. The Mediation of Symbolic Forms.

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