Medieval monuments of Central Asia : Qarakhanid architecture of the 11th and 12th centuries /

Medieval monuments of Central Asia : Qarakhanid architecture of the 11th and 12th centuries /

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Author / Creator:	McClary, Richard P., author.
Imprint:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2020] ©2020
Description:	1 online resource (xviii, 320 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Edinburgh studies in Islamic art Edinburgh studies in Islamic art.
Subject:	Qarakhanid dynasty, -- 9th-11th centuries. Qarakhanid dynasty, -- 9th-11th centuries Monuments -- Asia, Central -- History. Architecture, Medieval -- Asia, Central. Architecture, Medieval Monuments Central Asia Electronic books. History
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12591831

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ISBN:	9781474423984 1474423981 9781474423977 1474423973
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record
Summary:	This is a comprehensive study of the surviving monuments of the Qarakhanids - an important yet little-known medieval dynasty that ruled much of Central Asia between the late 10th and early 13th centuries. Based on extensive fieldwork and many hard-to-find Russian sources, the book places the surviving monuments into the wider cultural context of the region. Many photographs and new ground-plans are included, as well as detailed studies of individual monuments and the wider architectural aesthetic. These monuments serve as the link between the mostly lost Samanid architecture and the far larger and better-known monuments of the Timurids.
Other form:	Print version: McClary, Richard Piran. Medieval monuments of Central Asia. Qarakhanid architecture of the 11th and 12th centuries. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press 2019 9781474423977

Table of Contents:

Antecedent structures in the region
The earliest intact tomb
The development of a style
The Qarakhanid architecture of Bukhara
Qarakhanid minarets
The Qarakhanid aesthetic
Qarakhanid epigraphy
Urban developments under the Qarakhanids