Dictionary of Islamic Architecture

Andrew Petersen is an archaeologist specializing in Islamic architecture. He has worked on archaeological excavations and building surveys in Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Turkey, Kenya and Tanzania. He is currently working for the British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem as field director of the Medieval and Ottoman Survey and as a team member of the International Merv Project in the former Soviet republic of Turkmentistan. Jerusalem.

`It will serve as an indispensable reference tool for all academics, students and researchers involved in the study of Islamic architecture and archaeology. A useful addition to the reference library shelves.' - Reference Reviews`Petersen's book is an excellent study of the rich depository of Islamic culture, and it will enrich architectural and Islamic libraries. This is a book that professional and academic readers will find essential and that general audiences will find interesting and instructive.' - Digest of Middle East Studies

• Ajimez * Allepo * Arabesque * Artesando * Bijapur * Bulgaria * Byzantine * Crusader Period * Desert * Fathy, Hassan * Fez * Gardens * Ghana * Granada * Harem * House * Jerusalem * Mamluk Architecture * Minaret * Mosaic * Mosque of Amr * Oman * Pakistan * Qatar * Semahane * Singapore * Spain * Taj Mahal * Tomb of the Abasid Caliphs