Studies in Arab Architecture

Curates a selection of key articles by Bernard O’Kane that combine analyses of monuments in the Arab world with overviews of the central elements of Iranian architecture

• Covers the key elements of architecture in countries from Morocco to India
• Includes subjects ranging from decoration to plan types
• Situates the monuments within their social and political contexts
• Includes over 200 photographs, many published in colour for the first time

This lavishly illustrated volume – with many images previously unpublished in colour – collects 18 articles by Bernard O’Kane on a wide variety of topics in Arab architecture. The essays range from from Morocco to India, and from the earliest periods of Islam to the present day. He concentrates on monuments in Egypt and Syria, analysing topics such as the borrowings between domestic and religious architecture, studies of individual buildings and mutual influences between Iran and Egypt.