Calligraphy and Architecture in the Muslim World

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Calligraphy and Architecture in the Muslim World is written by Mohammad Gharipour and published by Edinburgh University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 147446842X (ISBN 10) and 9781474468428 (ISBN 13).

This major reference work covers all aspects of architectural inscriptions in the Muslim world: the artists and their patrons, what inscriptions add to architectural design, what materials were used, what their purpose was and how they infuse buildings with meaning. From Spain to China, and from the Middle Ages to our own lifetime, Islamic architecture and calligraphy are inexorably intertwined. Mosques, dervish lodges, mausolea, libraries, even baths and market places bear masterpieces of calligraphy that rival the most refined of books and scrolls.