Bernard O'Kane
Author
Publisher
Duncan Baird
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
224 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 31 cm.
Language
English
Description
In this sumptuous volume, O'Kane combines an overview of Islamic art and architecture with a cursory history of Islam's empires and dynasties. Beginning with a brief discussion of the earliest mosque from the seventh century, and showing how Islamic architects created a distinctive artistic tradition, O'Kane (The Iconography of Islamic Art) follows architectural and artistic ideas to the 19th century. Major monuments, such as the Dome of the Rock...