Islamic Art and Architecture: (World of Art) (Paperback) Paperback – 25 Jan. 1999

Highly recommended to everyone who's into islamic art in general. Accurate illustrations, nice contextualization and interpretation of the islamic history of architecture. Rich text next to the illustrations, definitely a good purchase.

Somewhat academic but very informative and well set out. I am visiting a number of sites explained in the book and feel it has left me well prepared.

The book was delivered on time, but its cover has signs of wear that makes me a bit disappointed.

Excellent

Basic, but very good.

Great

excellent text, but beware the monochrome "print on demand" version as this has no colour plates.

While the pictures are good, and the book is printed on high quality glossy paper, the text is thick and hard to follow. There are too many facts crammed in without enough context, and the tone is relentlessly dull. One gains little sense of where each item fits into the overall picture. A confusing book.