Expressions of Islam in Buildings
Author: Hayat Salam-Liebich
Publisher:
Published: 1990
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13:
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The Minaret
Author: Jonathan M. Bloom
Publisher: Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Art
Published: 2018-04-17
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9781474437226
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBloom reveals that the Minaret, long understood to have been invented in the early years of Islam as the place from which the muezzin gives the call to prayer, was actually invented some two centuries later to be a visible symbol of Islam. Drawing on buildings, archaeological reports, medieval histories, geographies, and early Arabic poetry, he reinterprets the origin, development, and meanings of the minaret and provides a sweeping historical and geographical tour of the minaret's position as the symbol of Islam.
Islamic Architecture on the Move
Author: Christiane J. Gruber
Publisher:
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781783206391
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEven a casual observer can spy traces of Islamic architecture and design on buildings all over the world, a reminder that artistic traditions and visual culture have never been limited to their region or country of origin, but rather are highly diffusible. This book brings together scholars from architectural studies, design, art history, and other fields to challenge and expand concepts of Islamic architecture. Ranging from eighteenth-century Ottoman tents to manifestations of Islamic motifs in 1960s Hawaii, this richly illustrated volume raises key questions about Islamic architecture, and, more broadly, about how we can rethink our understanding of material, artistic, and cultural mobility in the modern world.
Islamic Architecture
Author: Robert Hillenbrand
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 716
ISBN-13: 9780231101325
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the definitive survey of Islamic architecture. Working from a social, rather than a technical perspective, Hillenbrand shows how the buildings fulfilled their intended functions within the community. Lavishly illustrated.
Architecture in Continuity
Author: Sherban Cantacuzino
Publisher:
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKArchitecture in Continuity celebrates recent projects throughout the Islamic world that most successfully preserve indigenous forms while providing for the future. It honors the insight, imagination, and skill that brought these projects into physical reality. The Aga Khan Awards Foundation's attention to the extraordinary effort required to develop an architecture both practical and spiritual is dramatically reflected in this volume ... The eleven projects-- found in nine countries from Mali to Pakistan, from Yugoslavia to Malaysia-- range from hotels to mosques, from housing to an impressive air terminal for pilgrims to Mecca ... The introduction and three essays, by distinguished architects and architectural historians, explore the projects in terms of the pressures confronting emerging Muslim countries, the influence of the Western postindustrial world and traditional Muslim forms and values.
Early Islamic Art and Architecture
Author: Jonathan M. Bloom
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-05-15
Total Pages: 634
ISBN-13: 1351942581
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume deals with the formative period of Islamic art (to c. 950), and the different approaches to studying it. Individual essays deal with architecture, ceramics, coins, textiles, and manuscripts, as well as with such broad questions as the supposed prohibition of images, and the relationships between sacred and secular art. An introductory essay sets each work in context; it is complemented by a bibliography for further reading.
The Story of Islamic Architecture
Author: Richard Yeomans
Publisher: NYU Press
Published: 2000-06-01
Total Pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780814796948
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDespite growing interest in Islamic architecture, introductions to the subject which go beyond the superficial are scarce. Employing a broad historical narrative, The Story of Islamic Architecture introduces the religious, social, and political influences that have shaped the Islamic architectural form, while revealing an architectural splendor unfamiliar to most Western readers. Painter and educator Richard Yeomans interweaves historical fact with precisely detailed descriptions to trace the genesis and flowering of Islamic architecture in the various Muslim regions of the world including Spain, the Maghreb, Egypt, Syria, Turkey, Persia, and Central Asia, ending at the farthest point East in India. The volume includes a brief introduction to Islam and to the theological attitudes which determine the form and function of its art and architecture. The Story of Islamic Architecture is fully illustrated with over 200 striking color photographs, and includes a comprehensive glossary of architectural terms. Yeomans' flowing, clear, and engaging narrative captures not only the shapes and colors of this architecture, but even the sounds of activities that take place in the space defined by it.
The Architectural Representation of Islam
Author: Eric Roose
Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 416
ISBN-13: 9089641335
DOWNLOAD EBOOKStudy of Dutch mosque designs that shows that current designs do not oppose Dutch society but those versions of Islam they hold to be false.
Splendors of Islam
Author: Dominique Clevenot
Publisher: Vendome Press
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSince human representation is forbidden in Islamic religious monuments, design & ornamentation reach unparalleled heights in Islamic tiles, mosaics, stucco, brickwork, & ceramics, enhanced by brilliant color. The author is a distinguished scholar of Islamic art & a professor at the University of Toulouse.
Music, Sound, and Architecture in Islam
Author: Michael Frishkopf
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 2018-03-13
Total Pages: 477
ISBN-13: 1477312463
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBringing together the perspectives of ethnomusicology, Islamic studies, art history, and architecture, this edited collection investigates how sound production in built environments is central to Muslim religious and cultural expression.
