Islamic Art and Architecture

Embracing over a thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, this is an unrivaled synthesis of the arts of Islamic civilization. From the death of the Prophet Muhammad to the present day, distinguished scholar Robert Hillenbrand traces the evolution of an extraordinary range of art forms, including architecture, calligraphy, book illumination, painting, ceramics, glassware, textiles and metalwork. New to this edition is a chapter ran...