The transformation of Islamic art during the Sunni revival /
Tabbaa, Yasser, 1948-
The transformation of Islamic art during the Sunni revival / Yasser Tabbaa. - London ; New York : I. B. Tauris Publishers, c2001. - xiii, 210 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-205) and index.
Machine generated contents note : Introduction -- The Sunni Revival -- The Transforration of Qur'anic Writing -- The Public Text -- The Girih Mode : Vegetal and Geometric Arabesque -- Muqarnas Vaulting and Ash'ar i Occasionalism -- Stone Muqarnas and Other Special Devices -- The Mediation of Symbolic Forms -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index.
1850433925
Decoration and ornament, Architectural--Middle East.
Islamic architecture--Middle East.
Architecture, Medieval--Middle East.
Islamic decoration and ornament--Middle East.
Decoration and ornament, Medieval--Middle East.
NA3573 / T33 2001
The transformation of Islamic art during the Sunni revival / Yasser Tabbaa. - London ; New York : I. B. Tauris Publishers, c2001. - xiii, 210 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-205) and index.
Machine generated contents note : Introduction -- The Sunni Revival -- The Transforration of Qur'anic Writing -- The Public Text -- The Girih Mode : Vegetal and Geometric Arabesque -- Muqarnas Vaulting and Ash'ar i Occasionalism -- Stone Muqarnas and Other Special Devices -- The Mediation of Symbolic Forms -- Notes -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index.
1850433925
Decoration and ornament, Architectural--Middle East.
Islamic architecture--Middle East.
Architecture, Medieval--Middle East.
Islamic decoration and ornament--Middle East.
Decoration and ornament, Medieval--Middle East.
NA3573 / T33 2001