TY - BOOK AU - James Dickie Oleg Grabar AU - Eleanor Sims Ronald Lewcock AU - Dalu Jones Guy T.Petherbridge AU - edited by George Michell TI - Architecture of the Islamic world : : its history and social meaning : with a complete survey of key monuments and 758 illustrations, 112 in color / SN - 9780500340769 AV - NA380. A734 1978 PY - 1978/// CY - London : PB - Thames and Hudson Ltd, KW - Islamic architecture. KW - Islamic architecture KW - History KW - Bibliography N1 - “Reprinted 1991”; Contents: What is Islamic architecture? / Ernst J. Grube -- Allah and eternity : mosques, madrasas and tombs / James Dickie (Yaqub Zaki) -- The architecture of power : palaces, citadels and fortifications / Oleg Grabar -- Trade and travel : markets and caravanserais / Eleanor Sims -- Architects, craftsmen and builders : materials and techniques / Ronald Lewcock -- The elements of decoration : surface, pattern and light / Dalu Jones -- Vernacular architecture : the house and society / Guy T. Petherbridge -- Key monuments of Islamic architecture. Arabia / Geoffrey King and Ronald Lewcock -- Spain / Geoffrey King -- North Africa and Sicily / George Michell -- Egypt / Viktoria Meinecke-Berg -- Syria, Jordan, Israel, Lebanon / John Warren -- Turkey / Godfrey Goodwin -- Iraq / Helen Philon -- Iran / Antony Hutt -- Central Asia and Afghanistan / Yolande Crowe -- Indian subcontinent / Garry Martin -- West Africa / Allan Leary -- East Africa / Ronald Lewcock -- The Far East / George Michell. ER -