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Palace and Mosque

Author : Tim Stanley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781851774296
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (742 download)

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Download or read book Palace and Mosque written by Tim Stanley and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Published in paperback for the opening of the new Jameel Gallery of Islamic Art at the V&A, this fascinating introduction to Islamic art and culture draws on examples from its magnificent collections. It is an invaluable overview of a complex subject, exploring the cultural significance of objects in different media, from ceramics, miniature painting and textiles to wood-carving and metalwork, while the superb photographs highlight their unique craftsmanship. From the Middle East came the earliest astrological clocks, the finest ceramics and lustreware, the development of calligraphy and Arabic scripts, and the intricate skills of carpet-weaving, among many other profoundly significant cultural developments. This cradle of empires was also a vibrant commercial centre, exporting raw materials, skills and techniques to surrounding lands, and spreading its web of influence from Southern Spain to Northern India. Palace and Mosque distills a rich and vibrant culture, and will be of lasting value to all those interested in the glories of the Islamic world.

Palace and Mosque at Ukhaidir: A Study in Early Mohammadan Architecture

Author : Gertrude Lowthian Bell
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Palace and Mosque at Ukhaidir: A Study in Early Mohammadan Architecture written by Gertrude Lowthian Bell and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-13 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This detailed study of the early Mohammadan Architecture explores the fortress of Al-Ukhaidir situated in the south of Karbala, Iraq. It is an enormous, rectangular fortress built in 775 A.D. with a remarkable defensive style and represents Abbasid architectural innovation in the designs of its courtyards, residences, and mosque. The writer covers the fascinating topic in simple words, free of any technicalities for the general readers to grasp the information quickly. Contents include: Ukhaiḍir Qṣair, Mudjḍah, And 'Aṭshân Qaṣr-I-shîrîn Genesis Of the Early Mohammadan Palace The Façade The Mosque The Date of Ukhaiḍir

Palace and Mosque At Ukhaidir

Author : Gertrude Lowthian Bell
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3752347899
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (523 download)

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Download or read book Palace and Mosque At Ukhaidir written by Gertrude Lowthian Bell and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-07-27 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original: Palace and Mosque At Ukhaidir by Gertrude Lowthian Bell

Palace and Mosque

Author : Tim Stanley
Publisher : Victoria & Albert Museum
ISBN 13 : 9780810965621
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (656 download)

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Download or read book Palace and Mosque written by Tim Stanley and published by Victoria & Albert Museum. This book was released on 2004-08-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The arts of Islam, a great and ancient culture, are presented here in all their astonishing richness and diversity. From the Middle East came the earliest astrological clocks, the finest ceramics and lusterware, the development of calligraphy and Arabic scripts, and the intricate craft of carpet-weaving, among many other profoundly significant cultural developments. This cradle of empires was also a vibrant commercial center, exporting raw materials, skills, and techniques to surrounding lands and spreading its web of influence from southern Spain to northern India. This beautifully illustrated book provides a fascinating introduction to Islamic art and culture, drawing from the world-famous collections at the Victoria and Albert Museum. It accompanies an exhibition touring to the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth.

Palace and Mosque

Author : Tim Stanley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780894683299
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Palace and Mosque written by Tim Stanley and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Palace and Mosque at Ukhaidir

Author : Gertrude Lowthian Bell
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781290392204
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (922 download)

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Download or read book Palace and Mosque at Ukhaidir written by Gertrude Lowthian Bell and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2012-01 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Palace and Mosque at Ukhai¿ir - A Study in Early Mohammadan Architecture

Author : Gertrude Bell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781528715713
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (157 download)

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Download or read book Palace and Mosque at Ukhai¿ir - A Study in Early Mohammadan Architecture written by Gertrude Bell and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-27 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Palace and Mosque at Ukhaiḍir - A Study in Early Mohammadan Architecture" is a 1914 work by Gertrude Bell that explores the origins and history of Islamic architecture. In this volume, she has brought together materials that relate to the earliest phases of Mohammadan architecture in order to consider and analyse the circumstances under which it arose and the roots from whence it sprang. Contents include: "Qṣair, Mudjḍah, And 'Aṭshân", "Qaṣr-I-Shîrîn", "Genesis Of The Early Mohammadan Palace", "The Façade", "The Mosque", "The Date Of Ukhaiḍir", "Ukhaiḍir, arch construction", "Ukhaiḍir, arch construction", "Ukhaiḍir, south side of court B", etc. Gertrude Margaret Lowthian Bell, CBE (1868-1926) was an English writer, political officer, traveller, archaeologist, and administrator. She became an important policy-maker in the British Empire as a result of her extensive knowledge and contacts, which she built up through her numerous travels in Mesopotamia, Greater Syria, Asia Minor, and Arabia. Other notable works by this author include: "Poems from the Divan of Hafiz" (1892), "The Desert and the Sown" (1907), and "Mountains of the Servants of God" (1910). This classic work is being republished now in a new edition with specially curated introductory material.

Palace and Mosque at Ukhaidir: A Study in Early Mohanmadan Architecture

Author : Gertrude Lowthian Bell
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781015758957
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (589 download)

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Download or read book Palace and Mosque at Ukhaidir: A Study in Early Mohanmadan Architecture written by Gertrude Lowthian Bell and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Palace and Mosque at Ukhaidir

Author : Gertrude Bell
Publisher : Alpha Edition
ISBN 13 : 9789357383448
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Palace and Mosque at Ukhaidir written by Gertrude Bell and published by Alpha Edition. This book was released on 2023-05-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Palace and Mosque at Ukhaidir, has been considered important throughout human history. In an effort to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps to secure its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for both current and future generations. This complete book has been retyped, redesigned, and reformatted. Since these books are not scans of the authors' original publications, the text is readable and clear.

Monsoon Islam

Author : Sebastian R. Prange
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108342698
Total Pages : 362 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book Monsoon Islam written by Sebastian R. Prange and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-03 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between the twelfth and sixteenth centuries, a distinct form of Islamic thought and practice developed among Muslim trading communities of the Indian Ocean. Sebastian R. Prange argues that this 'Monsoon Islam' was shaped by merchants not sultans, forged by commercial imperatives rather than in battle, and defined by the reality of Muslims living within non-Muslim societies. Focusing on India's Malabar Coast, the much-fabled 'land of pepper', Prange provides a case study of how Monsoon Islam developed in response to concrete economic, socio-religious, and political challenges. Because communities of Muslim merchants across the Indian Ocean were part of shared commercial, scholarly, and political networks, developments on the Malabar Coast illustrate a broader, trans-oceanic history of the evolution of Islam across monsoon Asia. This history is told through four spaces that are examined in their physical manifestations as well as symbolic meanings: the Port, the Mosque, the Palace, and the Sea.

A Mosque in Munich

Author : Ian Johnson
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 0547488688
Total Pages : 335 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (474 download)

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Download or read book A Mosque in Munich written by Ian Johnson and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the wake of the news that the 9/11 hijackers had lived in Europe, journalist Ian Johnson wondered how such a radical group could sink roots into Western soil. Most accounts reached back twenty years, to U.S. support of Islamist fighters in Afghanistan. But Johnson dug deeper, to the start of the Cold War, uncovering the untold story of a group of ex-Soviet Muslims who had defected to Germany during World War II. There, they had been fashioned into a well-oiled anti-Soviet propaganda machine. As that war ended and the Cold War began, West German and U.S. intelligence agents vied for control of this influential group, and at the center of the covert tug of war was a quiet mosque in Munich—radical Islam’s first beachhead in the West. Culled from an array of sources, including newly declassified documents, A Mosque in Munich interweaves the stories of several key players: a Nazi scholar turned postwar spymaster; key Muslim leaders across the globe, including members of the Muslim Brotherhood; and naïve CIA men eager to fight communism with a new weapon, Islam. A rare ground-level look at Cold War spying and a revelatory account of the West’s first, disastrous encounter with radical Islam, A Mosque in Munich is as captivating as it is crucial to our understanding the mistakes we are still making in our relationship with Islamists today

The Great Mosque of Damascus

Author : Finbarr Flood
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004491619
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book The Great Mosque of Damascus written by Finbarr Flood and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focussing on the Great Mosque of Damascus, this volume discusses the scope and significance of the building campaign undertaken by the Umayyad caliph al-Walid b. ‘Abd al-Malik (86-96/705-15), and its implications for the development of early Islamic visual culture.

Islamic Palace Architecture in the Western Mediterranean

Author : Felix Arnold
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190651652
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Islamic Palace Architecture in the Western Mediterranean written by Felix Arnold and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017-02-14 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Palaces like the Aljafería and the Alhambra rank among the highest achievements of the Islamic world. In recent years archaeological work at Córdoba, Kairouan and many other sites has vastly increased our knowledge about the origin and development of Islamic palatial architecture, particularly in the Western Mediterranean region. This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of Islamic palace architecture in Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and southern Italy. The author, who has himself conducted archaeological field work at several prominent sites, presents all Islamic palaces known in the region in ground plans, sections and individual descriptions. The book traces the evolution of Islamic palace architecture in the region from the 8th to the 19th century and places them within the context of the history of Islamic culture. Palace architecture is a unique source of cultural history, offering insights into the way space was conceived and the way rulers used architecture to legitimize their power. The book discusses such topics as the influence of the architecture of the Middle East on the Islamic palaces of the western Mediterranean region, the role of Greek logic and scientific progress on the design of palaces, the impact of Islamic palaces on Norman and Gothic architecture and the role of Sufism on the palatial architecture of the late medieval period.

Almoravid and Almohad Empires

Author : Amira K. Bennison
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748646825
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book Almoravid and Almohad Empires written by Amira K. Bennison and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2016-07-05 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive account of two of the most important empires in medieval North AfricaThis is the first book in English to provide a comprehensive account of the rise and fall of the Almoravids and the Almohads, the two most important Berber dynasties of the medieval Islamic west, an area that encompassed southern Spain and Portugal, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The a'anhAja Almoravids emerged from the Sahara in the 1050s to conquer vast territories and halt the Christian advance in Iberia. They were replaced a century later by their rivals, the Almohads, supported by the Maa'GBPmAda Berbers of the High Atlas. Although both have often been seen as uncouth, religiously intolerant tribesmen who undermined the high culture of al-Andalus, this book argues that the eleventh to thirteenth centuries were crucial to the Islamisation of the Maghrib, its integration into the Islamic cultural sphere, and its emergence as a key player in the western Mediterranean, and that much of this was due to these oft-neglected Berber empires.Key featuresThe first work in English to give a full account of the Almoravids and AlmohadsFeatures numerous translated quotes and anecdotes from Arabic primary sourcesProvides an intimate portrait of the daily lives and material culture of people living within the empires, as well as delivering a clear dynastic historyUses maps, genealogical tables, illustrations and a chronology

Istanbul City Guide

Author : Halil Ersin Avci
Publisher : ASBOOK
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Istanbul City Guide written by Halil Ersin Avci and published by ASBOOK. This book was released on 2009 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the largest and most populated cities of the world, Istanbul has a unique place in world history. Located on a very strategic end of Europe in the east and the furthest point of Asia in the west, Istanbul stretches on both sides of the Bosphorus Strait where two continents meet. This guide presents this beautiful city with detailed explanations on the historic areas many of which are recorded in UNESCO World Heritage List. It is a timely prepared guide book for Istanbul, the European Capital of Culture in 2010; it is estimated that millions of tourists will be visiting the city throughout the year.

The Aghlabids and their Neighbors

Author : Glaire D. Anderson
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004356045
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book The Aghlabids and their Neighbors written by Glaire D. Anderson and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Aghlabids and their Neighbors an international group of scholars present the latest research on the history, art, architecture, archaeology, and numismatics of a major early Islamic dynasty, illuminating their place within medieval social and economic networks.

STEALING FROM THE SARACENS

Author : DIANA. DARKE
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 1911723472
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book STEALING FROM THE SARACENS written by DIANA. DARKE and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: