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Jonathan M. Bloom

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Description:This is a lavishly illustrated history of this iconic element of Islamic architecture. The Minaret: the most striking and visible element of Islamic architecture. Tracing its origins and development, Bloom reveals that the Minaret, long understood to have been invented in the early years of Islam as the place from which the muezzin gives the call to prayer, was actually invented some two centuries later to be a visible symbol of Islam. New for this edition: broader focus: expanded to cover the Minaret in West and East Africa, the Yemen and Southeast Asia in addition to Iran, Egypt, Turkey and India; how do minarets stay up - even in earthquakes? New section on the engineering of minarets for scholars with a specialist interest in architecture; brings the discussion up-to-date: how are modern architects using the tower form?;We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Minaret (Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Art). To get started finding The Minaret (Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Art), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This is a lavishly illustrated history of this iconic element of Islamic architecture. The Minaret: the most striking and visible element of Islamic architecture. Tracing its origins and development, Bloom reveals that the Minaret, long understood to have been invented in the early years of Islam as the place from which the muezzin gives the call to prayer, was actually invented some two centuries later to be a visible symbol of Islam. New for this edition: broader focus: expanded to cover the Minaret in West and East Africa, the Yemen and Southeast Asia in addition to Iran, Egypt, Turkey and India; how do minarets stay up - even in earthquakes? New section on the engineering of minarets for scholars with a specialist interest in architecture; brings the discussion up-to-date: how are modern architects using the tower form?;We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Minaret (Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Art). To get started finding The Minaret (Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Art), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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