McClary, Richard P., author.

Medieval monuments of Central Asia : Qarakhanid architecture of the 11th and 12th centuries / Richard P. McClary.

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020]
©2020

xviii, 320 pages : illustrations (black and white and color) ; 26 cm

Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Art

This is a comprehensive study of the surviving monuments of the Qarakhanids - an important yet little-known medieval dynasty that ruled much of Central Asia between the late 10th and early 13th centuries. Based on extensive fieldwork and many hard-to-find Russian sources, the book places the surviving monuments into the wider cultural context of the region. Many photographs and new ground-plans are included, as well as detailed studies of individual monuments and the wider architectural aesthetic. These monuments serve as the link between the mostly lost Samanid architecture and the far larger and better-known monuments of the Timurids.

9781474423977 (hardcover)
1474423973 (hardcover)
(electronic book)
9781474423984
(epub)
9781474423991

Qarakhanid dynasty, 9th-11th centuries.
Islamic architecture Asia, Central.
Architecture Asia, Central History.
Monuments Asia, Central History.
Architecture islamique Asie centrale.
Architecture Asie centrale Histoire.
Monuments Asie centrale Histoire.
Architecture.
Islamic architecture.
Monuments.
Central Asia.

History.

Edinburgh studies in Islamic art.

Location: Library main 308358
Call No.: BIB 253769
Status: Available