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Zusatztext This a fascinating tour through the architectural creations through which Caliphs, Sultans and others rulers of the Muslim territories of the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa demonstrated their power before subjects and rivals by refined and luxurious residences. This book allows us, through Arnolds in-depth and thoughtful analysis, to understand the genesis and evolution of this architecture and to revive moments of splendor of a civilization that reached cultural summits in the Middle Ages without comparison in Western Europe. Informationen zum Autor Felix Arnold is both an architect and archaeologist who has conducted extensive field work in Egypt, Spain and Syria. As a senior research fellow of the German Archaeological Institute in Cairo, he currently directs excavation projects at Córdoba (Spain), Dahshur, and Elephantine (Egypt). Klappentext This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of Islamic palace architecture in Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and southern Italy, presenting all known palace buildings in ground plans, sections and individual descriptions. The author traces their evolution from the 8th to the 19th century and places them within the context of the history of Islamic culture. Zusammenfassung This book offers a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of Islamic palace architecture in Spain, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, and southern Italy, presenting all known palace buildings in ground plans, sections and individual descriptions. The author traces their evolution from the 8th to the 19th century and places them within the context of the history of Islamic culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Acknowledgments Chronology of the Islamic West Glossary Chapter 1: The Formative Period (700-900 CE) Chapter 2: The Age of the Great Caliphates (900-1000 CE) Chapter 3: Diversity and Disintegration (1000-1100 CE) Chapter 4: The Great Reform Empires (1100-1250 CE) Chapter 5: The Epigones of Empire (1200-1500 CE) Chapter 6: Early Modern Period (1500-1800 CE) Conclusion: Concepts of Space in Palaces of the Islamic West Bibliography Index ...
