Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- INTRODUCTION - "In the name of the merciful and compassionate god" -- 1 - THE FORMATIVE YEARS -- THE ORTHODOX CALIPHS (632-61) -- THE UMAYYAD CALIPHATE (661-750) -- THE EARLY ABBASID CALIPHATE (750-892) -- 2 - THE ARCHITECTURE OF NORTH AFRICA AND SPAIN -- THE UMAYYAD CALIPHATE OF SPAIN (756-1031) -- THE ALMORAVIDS IN NORTH AFRICA (1031-ca. 1150) -- THE ALMOHADS IN NORTH AFRICA AND SPAIN (ca. 1150-ca.1250) -- THE MERINIDS IN NORTH AFRICA (ca. 1250-ca. 1350) -- THE NAZARI KINGDOM OF GRANADA AND THE ALHAMBRA (1238-1492) -- 3 - THE ARCHITECTURE OF EGYPT -- THE FATIMID DYNASTY (969-1171) -- THE AYYUBID DYNASTY (1171-1250) -- THE MAMLUK DYNASTIES (1250-1517) -- 4 - ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE UNDER TURKISH PATRONAGE -- THE ZENGIDS OF MOSSUL (1127-1262) . -- THE SELJUKS OF RUM (1071-1308) -- THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE (1299-1922) -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- GLOSSARY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- SOURCES OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

Profusely illustrated critical appraisal vividly describes the glories of world architecture, from Spain and Egypt to other areas of the Middle East.

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