
Islamic Architecture from A to Z: 1,400 Years of History from the Dome of the Rock to the Saudi Architecture Map — Domes, Minarets, Mashrabiya, and the Secrets of Every Era
A complete historical journey through Islamic architecture for the non-specialist: what it is and its philosophy, its elements from domes and minarets to arches, muqarnas and mashrabiya, its golden eras from Umayyad and Abbasid to Andalusian, Mamluk and Ottoman, how it compares to Roman and Gothic architecture, and how Saudi Arabia is reviving it today through Historic Jeddah, Diriyah, and the Saudi Architecture Map.