The art of Islam - Atasoy, Nurhan, 1934-; Bahnassi, Afif.; Rogers, Michael, 1935- (Paris : Unesco, 1990)
Architecture in its environment --Major elements of Islamic architecture --Minarets --Domed spaces --Capitals, columns and arches --Facades, entrances, arcades, courtyards and iwans --Ceramic and marble revetment --Transitional zones in architecture --Screens --Minbars --Mihrabs --Madrasas --Masterpieces of Islamic art --The first golden age : The Umayyads and Early Abbasids --Spain, Morocco and Algeria --The western and central lands of the Islamic world during the high Middle Ages --Anatolia, the Iranian world and Central Asia in the later middle ages --The great empires --Timurid --Ottoman --Safavid --Mughal --The development of Islamic art throughout the world --Sub-Sahara --China --South-East Asia.
Includes index.
Keywords: Arts, Islamic; Architecture, Islamic; Decorative arts, Islamic