About the Author

Yasser Tabbaa is Assistant Professor of the History of Art at the University of Michigan.

Reviews

“This is an important book which can be used profitably by scholars and be accessible to students. It will ultimately be important to all historians of medieval architecture.”—Oleg Grabar, Institute for Advanced Study

“There is no doubt that this book is a significant contribution and is original in both its content and presentation. It can be used in various ways—to gain information about specific monuments, to get a sense of the period, or to explore the question of how architecture conveys messages to the viewer. There is nothing similar for this period, which has been overlooked in most recent studies of Islamic architecture. Its theoretical formulation will also stimulate interest in the topic of how architecture was perceived in earlier epochs.”—Priscilla Soucek, New York University