TY - BOOK AU - Stierlin,Henri AU - Stierlin,Anne TI - Islamic art and architecture SN - 0500511004 (hbk.) U1 - 720.917671 PY - 2002/// CY - England, New York PB - Thames & Hudson KW - Islamic architecture KW - India KW - Iran KW - Art, Iranian KW - Islamic art KW - Art, Mogul N1 - "From Isfahan to the Taj Mahal" - Book jacket; "With over 500 colour illustrations" - Book jacket; Pt. 1. History and Art. The spread of the Persian Style from Isfahan to the Taj Mahal. Map. 1. The Rebirth of Iran. 2. Muslims in India and Mongols in Iran. 3. Samarqand and the Masterworks of the Timurids. 4. The Evolution of the Mughal Style from Babur to Akbar. 5. Architecture, Manuscript Painting and Carpets in Bukhara and under the Early Safavids. 6. The Flowering of Safavid Iran: The Masterpieces of Isfahan. 7. Jahangir and Shah Jshan : The Great Age of the Mughals. 8. The Last Creations : Late Iran, the Khanate of Khiva, Aurangzeb, and the Rajputs. Postcript. The Primacy of Architecture in the 'Persianized' World. - Pt. II. Key Monuments in the Persian Style. - The Origins of Muslim Iran : History and Culture. - Glossary. - Select Bibliography. - Index. - Acknowledgments for illustrations ER -