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  • Encounters: Medieval Islamic History in 50 Objects

    Edited by Marcus Milwright ...
    Series series Encounters: in 50 Objects
    This book consists of fifty case studies and offers an innovative approach to the study of Medieval Islamic history, concentrating on the analysis of physical objects from the seventh to the eighteenth centuries and across most of the regions that make up the pre-Modern Islamic world.These include a wide range of objects from portable items like coins, vessels and books to major constructions, ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • A Story of Islamic Art

    by Marcus Milwright ...
    Providing an introduction to the artistic and architectural traditions of the Islamic world, A Story of Islamic Art explores fifty case studies, taken from different regions of the Islamic world and from the seventh to the twenty-first centuries.The novel aspect of these case studies is that they are presented as fictional narratives, allowing the reader to imagine art and architecture, either in ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Making Modernity in the Islamic Mediterranean

    by Ünver Rüstem, Gülru Çakmak, Hala Auji, Emily Neumeier, Marcus Milwright, Jessica Gerschultz, Ashley Dimmig, Peter Christensen, David J. Roxburgh ...
    The Islamic world's artistic traditions experienced profound transformation in the 19th century as rapidly developing technologies and globalizing markets ushered in drastic changes in technique, style, and content.Despite the importance and ingenuity of these developments, the 19th century remains a gap in the history of Islamic art. To fill this opening in art historical scholarship, Making ... Read more

    $28.49 USD

  • Queen of Sheba's Gift

    A History of the True Balsam of Matarea

    by Marcus Milwright ...
    Series series Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture

    $98.99 USD

  • Dome of the Rock and its Umayyad Mosaic Inscriptions

    by Marcus Milwright ...
    Series series Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Art

    $122.99 USD

  • Introduction to Islamic Archaeology

    by Marcus Milwright ...
    Series series The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys

    $31.99 USD

  • Islamic Arts and Crafts

    An Anthology

    by Marcus Milwright ...

    $31.99 USD

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  • Cities in the Pre-Modern Islamic World

    The Urban Impact of Religion, State and Society

    Edited by Amira K. Bennison, Alison L. Gascoigne ...
    Series series SOAS/Routledge Studies on the Middle East
    This volume is an inter-disciplinary endeavour which brings together recent research on aspects of urban life and structure by architectural and textual historians and archaeologists, engendering exciting new perspectives on urban life in the pre-modern Islamic world. Its objective is to move beyond the long-standing debate on whether an ‘Islamic city’ existed in the pre-modern era and focus ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Islamic Art and Architecture

    by Peter Osier ...
    Series series The Britannica Guide to Islam
    The Islamic world has a rich artistic tradition, with particular strengths in calligraphy, illuminated manuscripts, architecture, and the decorative arts. This reference traces the development of Islamic art and architecture from the Umayyad dynasty to the present day. Readers will learn about the art of the Fatimids, Seljuqs, Mamluks, Mongols, Ottomans, Safavids, Mughals, and more. Eye-catching ... Read more

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  • Islamic Gardens and Landscapes

    by D. Fairchild Ruggles ...
    Series series Penn Studies in Landscape Architecture
    Western admirers have long seen the Islamic garden as an earthly reflection of the paradise said to await the faithful. However, such simplification, Ruggles contends, denies the sophistication and diversity of the art form. Islamic Gardens and Landscapes immerses the reader in the world of the architects of the great gardens of the Islamic world, from medieval Morocco to contemporary India.Just ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Hassan Fathy and Continuity in Islamic Arts and Architecture

    The Birth of a New Modern

    by Ahmad Hamid ...
    Hassan Fathy, the Egyptian architect known for his recognition of the potential of vernacular forms as a vital force in contemporary architectural design, sought to integrate the traditions of Islamic art with his modern visions for living. Guided by Fathy's principles, Ahmad Hamid, an architect who collaborated with Hassan Fathy in the Institute for Appropriate Technology, identifies questions ... Read more

    $28.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Travels with a Tangerine

    A Journey in the Footnotes of Ibn Battutah

    by Tim Mackintosh-Smith ...
    Ibn Battutah set out in 1325 from his native Tangier on the pilgrimage to Mecca. By the time he returned twenty-nine years later, he had visited most of the known world, travelling three times the distance Marco Polo covered. Spiritual backpacker, social climber, temporary hermit and failed ambassador, he braved brigands, blisters and his own prejudices. The outcome was a monumental travel classic ... Read more

    $6.99 USD