In both classical Islamic art and contemporary new media art, one point can unfold to reveal an entire universe. A fourteenth-century dome decorated with ...
This beautifully illustrated volume explores the architectural features and urban character of Harat al-Bilad, the principal settlement of Manah, an important oasis of central ...
What is "art" in the sense of the Islamic tradition? Mohammed Hamdouni Alami argues that Islamic art has historically been excluded from Western notions ...
La Alhambra, el 'castillo rojo', situada en su colina rocosa sobre Granada, ha sido durante mucho tiempo un sinónimo de exótica y melancólica belleza. ...
L'architecte retrace l'histoire de son père dans l'Empire ottoman dans la 1re moitié du XXe siècle et raconte les bouleversements historiques et politiques auxquels ...
Louvrage, actes dune rencontre sur le Hammam tenue en 2008 à proximité de Lecce, regroupe 15 contributions abordant différents aspects du bain public, depuis ...
This gorgeous survey of art from the Islamic world covers three continents and fourteen centuries. From its birth in the seventh century through modern ...
Este libro propone un recorrido histórico por los epígonos del sufismo andaluso-magrebí y ofrece nuevas perspectivas de algunas de sus doctrinas, a la luz ...
The design principles necessary to create functional and dynamic contemporary mosques can be hard to grasp for those unfamiliar with the Islamic faith. Design ...
The extraordinary manuscripts of Timbuktu: invaluable historical documents, objects of tremendous beauty, and a testament to a great center of learning and civilization. For ...
This book examines the architectural tradition which developed with the religious culture of Islam. Essentially heir to the Roman development of space, it had ...
Cairos Islamic monuments are part of an uninterrupted tradition that spans over a thousand years of building activity. No other Islamic city can equal ...
