ARCHITECTURE OF THE ISLAMIC WORLD - ITS HISTORY AND SOCIAL

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.