Paolo M. Costa, University of Bologna and Istitute Italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente (IsMEO) of Rome, Italy

'Costa’s breadth of knowledge is evident throughout the volume.' MESA Bulletin

• Contents: Preface; Islamic shrines on the Sat al-Nil; The Great Mosque of San’a’; The Mosque of al-Janad; Problems of style and iconography in South-Arabian sculpture; Patterns of urban settlement in ancient Arabia; Notes on settlement patterns in traditional Oman; Notes on traditional hydraulics and agriculture in Oman; The architecture of Salalah and the Dhofar Littoral; Historical interpretation of the territory of Muscat; Index.

Paolo M. Costa, University of Bologna and Istitute Italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente (IsMEO) of Rome, Italy

'Costa’s breadth of knowledge is evident throughout the volume.' MESA Bulletin

• Contents: Preface; Islamic shrines on the Sat al-Nil; The Great Mosque of San’a’; The Mosque of al-Janad; Problems of style and iconography in South-Arabian sculpture; Patterns of urban settlement in ancient Arabia; Notes on settlement patterns in traditional Oman; Notes on traditional hydraulics and agriculture in Oman; The architecture of Salalah and the Dhofar Littoral; Historical interpretation of the territory of Muscat; Index.

Paolo M. Costa, University of Bologna and Istitute Italiano per il Medio ed Estremo Oriente (IsMEO) of Rome, Italy

'Costa’s breadth of knowledge is evident throughout the volume.' MESA Bulletin

• Contents: Preface; Islamic shrines on the Sat al-Nil; The Great Mosque of San’a’; The Mosque of al-Janad; Problems of style and iconography in South-Arabian sculpture; Patterns of urban settlement in ancient Arabia; Notes on settlement patterns in traditional Oman; Notes on traditional hydraulics and agriculture in Oman; The architecture of Salalah and the Dhofar Littoral; Historical interpretation of the territory of Muscat; Index.