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The mosque : history, architectural development & regional diversity / edited by Martin Frishman and Hasan-Uddin Khan ; texts by Mohammad Al-Asad ... [et al.]

Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Thames and Hudson, 2002Description: 288 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, plans ; 31 cmISBN:
  • 0500283451
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 726.2 MOS
Contents:
Editor's Note. - Preface. - Pt. I. The Mosque as an Expression of Islam. 1. Islam and the Form of the Mosque / Martin Frishman. 2. The Role of Calligraphy / Wheeler M. Thackston. 3. Applications of Geometry / Mohammad Al-Asad. - Pt. II. The Regions and Their Styles. 4. Introduction: Regionalism / Ismail Serageldin. 5. The Central Arab Lands / Dogan Kuban. 6. Spain and North Africa / Antonio Fernandez-Puertas. 7. Iran and Central Asia / Bernard O'Kane. 8. Anatolia and the Ottoman Legacy / Gulru Necipoglu. 9. The Indian Subcontinent / Perween Hasan. 10 Sub-Saharan West Africa / Labelle Prussin. 11. East Africa / Mark Horton. 12. China / Luo Xiaowei. 13. South-East Asia / Hugh O'Neill. - Pt. III. The Contemporary Scene. 14. The Mosque in Islamic Society Today / Oleg Grabar. 15 An Overview of Contemporary Mosques / Hasan-Uddin Khan. 16. The Metamorphosis of the Sacred / Mohammed Arkoun. - Notes on the Text. - Bibliography. - Glossary. - Chronological Table. - Sources of Illustrations. - Index.
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"With 378 illustrations, 170 in colour"-Title p.

First published in 1994

Editor's Note. - Preface. - Pt. I. The Mosque as an Expression of Islam. 1. Islam and the Form of the Mosque / Martin Frishman. 2. The Role of Calligraphy / Wheeler M. Thackston. 3. Applications of Geometry / Mohammad Al-Asad. - Pt. II. The Regions and Their Styles. 4. Introduction: Regionalism / Ismail Serageldin. 5. The Central Arab Lands / Dogan Kuban. 6. Spain and North Africa / Antonio Fernandez-Puertas. 7. Iran and Central Asia / Bernard O'Kane. 8. Anatolia and the Ottoman Legacy / Gulru Necipoglu. 9. The Indian Subcontinent / Perween Hasan. 10 Sub-Saharan West Africa / Labelle Prussin. 11. East Africa / Mark Horton. 12. China / Luo Xiaowei. 13. South-East Asia / Hugh O'Neill. - Pt. III. The Contemporary Scene. 14. The Mosque in Islamic Society Today / Oleg Grabar. 15 An Overview of Contemporary Mosques / Hasan-Uddin Khan. 16. The Metamorphosis of the Sacred / Mohammed Arkoun. - Notes on the Text. - Bibliography. - Glossary. - Chronological Table. - Sources of Illustrations. - Index.