The spread of Islam / by Michael Rogers
1976, First Edition. Oxford : Elsevier-Phaidon. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #443742
ISBN: 0729000168
Physical description; 152 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), facsimiles (chiefly color), color maps, plans (chiefly color) ; 29 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (page 137) and index. Contents; 1. The lure of Islam -- Samarkand in the 15th century -- 2. Islam: the history of a religion -- The citadel of Aleppo -- 3. Town and country -- The art of Islamic calligraphy -- 4. Religion, education and mysticism -- The mosque of Sultan Hasan in Cairo -- 5. Palaces and domestic architecture -- 6. Shrines and mausolea. Subjects; Islam. Islamic civilization History. Islamic Empire. Islam History. Islamic art. Islamic architecture. Islam and architecture. Civilization To ca.1500. Civilization, Islamic History.
Price: €18.95