The Art of Orientation: An Exploration of the Mosque Through Objects

Bys: Trevathan, Idries, Jalhami, Mona, MacLeod, Murdo, et al.

The Art of Orientation celebrates the origins, meanings, and functions of the mosque throughout the world using a careful selection of one hundred and twenty-five artifacts--including intricately designed pulpits, prayer rugs, lamps, and manuscripts. Tracing the evolution of the mosque from the Prophet's humble mud-brick structure in Medina to the imposing stone assemblies of Cairo and Istanbul, an interdisciplinary group of leading Arab and international authors present a personal, insightful, and accessible survey of Islamic masterpieces past and present.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3777435937
• ISBN13: 9783777435930
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 4.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.7" x 12.7"