Calligraphy and Architecture in the Muslim World

by Irvin Cemil Schick and Mohammad Gharipour

This major reference work covers all aspects of architectural inscriptions in the Muslim world: the artists and their patrons, what inscriptions add to architectural design, what materials were used, what their purpose was and how they infuse buildings with meaning. From Spain to China, and from the Middle Ages to our own lifetime, Islamic architecture and calligraphy are inexorably intertwined. Mosques, dervish lodges, mausolea, libraries, even...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748669221
• ISBN13: 9780748669226
• Release Date: December 2013
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 5.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 9.9" x 11.8"