Islamic Art and Architecture

by Stierlin, Henri

• ISBN13: 9780500511008
• ISBN10: 0500511004
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-11-01
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson

Summary

In this survey, Henri Stierlin discusses Islamic architecture and architectural decoration from the frontiers of Iran to the heart of India and places it within the historical context. Lavish illustrations of Islam's monuments, ceramics, jewelry, miniatures, textiles, mosaics, enamels and ivories enable us to use art as a window into Islamic culture. The final section of the book presents in depth nine great masterpieces of Islamic architecture, including the Friday Mosque in Isfahan, the Registan in Samarkand, the abandoned city of Fatehpur Sikri and Agra's miraculous Taj Mahal.

Table of Contents

History and Art
The Spread of the Persian Style from Isfahan to the Taj Mahal	p. 8
Map	p. 14
The Rebirth of Iran	p. 20
Muslims in India and Mongols in Iran	p. 40
Samarqand and the Masterworks of the Timurids	p. 56
The Evolution of the Mughal Style from Babur to Akbar	p. 86
Architecture, Manuscript Painting and Carpets in Bukhara and under the Early Safavids	p. 110
The Flowering of Safavid Iran: the Masterpieces of Isfahan	p. 130
Jahangir and Shah Jahan: the Great Age of the Mughals	p. 156
The Last Creations: Late Iran, the Khanate of Khiva, Aurangzeb, and the Rajputs	p. 182
Postscript: the Primacy of Architecture in the 'Persianized' World	p. 210
Key Monuments in the Persian Style	p. 212
The Origins of Muslim Iran: History and Culture 622-900	p. 296
Glossary	p. 314
Select Bibliography	p. 316
Index	p. 316
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