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Palace and Mosque at Ukhaidir: A Study in Early Mohammadan Architecture — Gertrude Lowthian Bell

Palace and Mosque at Ukhaidir: A Study in Early Mohammadan Architecture

Gertrude Lowthian Bell

  • Essays
  • Book language: English
  • 242 pages

Gertrude Lowthian Bell's study examines the palace and mosque at Ukhaidir and the early phases of Islamic architecture. Written as a series of essays, it describes architectural forms and the historical setting in which they arose. It is worth listening to for its careful look at how early Islamic building drew on older traditions.

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Contents

  1. PALACE AND MOSQUE AT UKHAIḌIR
  2. PREFACE
  3. CONTENTS
  4. LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
  5. CHAPTER I UKHAIḌIR
  6. CHAPTER II QṢAIR, MUDJḌAH, AND ‘AṬSHÂN
  7. CHAPTER III QAṢR-I-SHÎRÎN
  8. CHAPTER IV GENESIS OF THE EARLY MOHAMMADAN PALACE
  9. CHAPTER V THE FAÇADE
  10. CHAPTER VI THE MOSQUE
  11. CHAPTER VII THE DATE OF UKHAIḌIR
  12. SUBJECT INDEX
  13. INDEX OF NAMES
  14. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG™ LICENSE

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