Studies in Arabian Architecture

Nine papers, originally published 1971-92, discuss general themes, specific manifestations, and and regional styles of architecture from the second century B.C. into the later Islamic period of the Middle East. Many of the buildings described are now either destroyed or restored so fancifully as to be totally misrepresentative. Mosques and shrines, iconography, urban settlement patterns, and historical interpretations are among the topics. Highly illustrated in black and white. Distributed in the US by Ashgate. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.