【圖書簡介】 This is simply a magnificent book. Written and published originally in German， well-translated （it reads as if it had been originally written in English， which indicates a good translation）， beautifully put together， well edited， with hundreds of full color photographs of mosaics， mosques， palaces， forts， towns， manuscripts， jewels， and mausoleums. The book claims attention. It is a full history of Islam， with maps and timelines in every chapter to help the reader in what might be unfamiliar territory， plus a full history of the development of Art and Architecture in 14 centuries of Islamic culture around the globe. Every page has at least one photograph， and all photographs are of great quality， sharp and clear. Even the photo on page 334， one of the very few in black and white， is good， almost haunting， since the walls shown are in ruins. The paper is also high quality. From the cover onwards it is clear that there is great respect for the culture represented in this book， and for the reader who will go through 600 hundred pages of text and supporting material. My personal highlights： night shot of the Kaaba， in Mecca， p. 2 and 13. Map of Europe， Asia， and most of Africa with sharp， thumbnail-like photographs of Muslim architectonic marvels in those three continents， p. 6-7. Al-Mutawakkil mosque， p. 103. What the facade of the Azhar Mosque in Cairo （p. 140） and the Almoravid clay seal （p. 247） have in common， which is a testimony to the endurance of symbols. The entire "Spain and Morocco" chapter， 207-299.
【本書目錄】 General Map Islam -World Religion and Cultural Power Markus Hattstein Art and Culture in the Islamic World Oleg Grabar The Mosque Oleg Grabar Science in Islam Markus Hattstein Syria and Palestine: The Umayyad caliphate Volkmar Enderlein History Architecture Building Decoration Iraq, Iran, and Egypt:The Abbasids Sheila Blair, Jonathan Bloom History Architecture Decorative Arts Islamic Ornament Tunisia and Egypt: The Aghlabids and Fatimids Sibylle Mazot The Aghlabids History Architecture The Fatimids History Architecture Decorative Arts Fatimid Influences in Sicily and Southern Italy History Architecture and Art Syria, Palestine, and Egypt:Ayyubids, Mamluks, and Crusaders Historv Almutvon Glgdiss Architecture julia Gonnella Vitoria Meinecke-Berg Decorative Arts Almutvon Gladiss Islamic Metalwork Almut yon Gladiss Spain and Morocco Spanish Umayyads History Markus Hattstein Architecture Natascha Kubisch Decorative Arts Almut yon GladBs Almoravids and Almohads History Markus Hattstein Architecture Natascha Kubisch Decorative Arts Almut yon Gladiss The Nasrids of Granada History Markus Hattstein The Alhambra Jesds Bermddez LApez The Maghreb: From Morocco to Tunisia History Markus Hattstein Architecture Natascha Kubisch Decorative Arts Natascha Kubisch Trade and Trading Routes Peter w. Schienerl Early Empires of the East:Ghaznavids and Ghurids Sheila Blair, Jonathan Bloom History Architecture Decorative Arts ……
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