Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Chart of the principal dynasties -- Introduction -- [ch.] 1. The rise of Islam and the artistic climate of the period -- pt. 1. Early Islamic art and architecture (c.650-c.1000) -- Prologue. Historical and cultural decoration -- [ch.] 2. Central Islamic lands -- Architecture and architectural decoration -- The art of the object -- The art of the book -- Conclusion -- [ch.] 3. Western Islamic lands -- Architecture and architectural decoration -- The art of the object -- The art of the book -- Conclusion --[ch.] 4. Eastern Islamic lands -- Architecture and architectural decoration -- The art of the object -- The art of the book -- Conclusion -- pt. 2. Medieval Islamic art and architecture (c.1000-1250) -- Prologue. Historical and cultural setting -- [ch.] 5. Eastern Islamic lands -- Architecture and architectural decoration -- The art of the object -- The art of the book -- Conclusion -- [ch.] 6. Central Islamic lands -- pt. 1. The Fatimids in Egypt, Palestine, and Syria -- Architecture and architectural decoration -- The art of the object -- The art of the book -- Conclusion -- pt. 2. The Saljuqs, Artuqids, Zangids, and Ayyubids in Iraq, Anatolia, Syria, Palestine, and Egypt --- [ch.] 7. Western Islamic lands -- Architecture and architectural decoration -- The art of the object -- The art of the book -- Conclusion. The impact of Islamic art -- [ch.] 8. Islamic art and non-Muslims -- List of principal abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Index.
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