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