Issues in the history and character of the Islamic built environment / Spahic Omer.

Main entry:

Spahic Omer.

Title & Author:

Issues in the history and character of the Islamic built environment / Spahic Omer.

Publication:

Kuala Lumpur : International Islamic University Malaysia, 2005.

Description:

259 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-256) and index.
1. An introduction to the character of Early Islamic architecture (from 11 H/ 632 CE to 97 H/ 715 CE) -- 2. A reading of the philosophy of Rich decoration i Islamic architecture -- 3. City planning in Ibn Khaldun's thought -- 4. Some housing planning policies of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) : the case of the housing area surrounding the Prophet's Mosque in Madinah -- 5. The significance of the Rock (Sakhrah) inside the al-Aqsa Mosque -- 6. Socio-political conditions surrounding the creation of the Dome of the Rock -- 7. The Holy Qur'an on the built environment.

ISBN:

9789832957492 (pbk.)
9832957494 (pbk.)

Subject:

Architecture, Islamic.
Mosques History.
Villes islamiques Histoire.
Architecture islamique Histoire.
Islamic architecture.
Islamic cities and towns.

Form/genre:

History.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 245934
Call No.: BIB 175544
Status: Available

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