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Book SynopsisPart One: The Islamic Monuments of Bhadreśvar: Introduction & History Part Two: A Study of the Islamic Inscriptions in Bhadreśvar Studies and Sources on Islamic Art and Architecture: Supplements to Muqarnas contain textual primary sources for visual culture and scholarly historical examinations of topics and issues in Islamic art, architecture and culture.
Trade Review'...ably document[s] the developing synthesis of indigeneous Indian forms and the religious and political needs of a new Muslim society...expand[s] our knowledge of pre-Mughal architecture and allow[s] the historian to place the buildings in a broader context of architecture in the eastern Islamic world.' Sheila S. Blair, Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, 1989. 'It is an important study which throws much light on Islamic architecture and particularly on the Jain influences therein...a valuable contribution to the literature on Islamic architecture...' N.S. Gorekar, India, 1990. '...the first systematic documentation of the ISlamic remains at Bhadreśvar...’ George Michell, BSOAS, 1990. '...presents many topics of interest, both architectural and historical, relating to the earliest Muslim communities of western India.' A.D.H. Bivar, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1991.
Table of ContentsPart One The Islamic Monuments of Bhadreśvar Introduction History The Site of Ancient Bhadreśvar and the Shrine of Ibrāhīm The Ancient Site The Shrine of Ibrāhīm The Mosques The Solahkhambī Masjid The Chhoṭī Masjid Other Architectural Remains The Chatri The Dūdhā Wav Conclusion Appendix: The Mosque of Abulqāsim b. Alī al Īrajī in Junagadh, Gujarat Part Two A Study of the Islamic Inscriptions in Bhadreśvar The Shrine of Ibrāhīm The Style of Writing The Tombstones Concusion Index List of Illustrations Plates 1-58
