Islamic Art and Architecture: From Isfahan to the Taj Mahal
Henri Stierlin
320 pages, Hardcover
ISBN: 0500511004
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Language: English
Publish: September 14, 2005
More than five hundred full-color illustrations and reproductions capture a panoramic array of Islamic art and architecture in a study that examines the sources, forms, themes, and symbolism of Islamic artistry, as exemplified in mosques, palaces, landscape architecture, caligraphy, miniature painting, tapestries and textiles, and other artforms.