Mosque : Approaches to Art and Architecture (Hardcover)

Part 1: PEOPLE AND SPACES ?1. MOSQUE WAQF RECORDS: THE STORY OF BESHIR AGHA ?2. AL-GHAZALI AND THE CONGREGATIONAL MOSQUE ?Part 2: FORM AND FUNCTION ?3. THE ‘BERBER’ MINBAR AT ITHRA ?4. ISLAMIC DOMES ?5. ROW PRAYER RUGS IN MOSQUES: A STUDY IN THE PHILOSOPHY OF DESIGN AND FUNCTION ?Part 3: AESTHETIC PERCEPTION ?6. SEMIOTIC OUTSIDE, PHENOMENOLOGICAL INSIDE: NEW HERMENEUTICS OF MOSQUE ARCHITECTURE AND ITS FUNCTION ?7. DEEPENING AESTHETIC ENGAGEMENT: CONSIDERING THE CAPACITY OF PRACTICE AS RESEARCH TO INFORM AN APPROACH TO HISTORICAL OBJECTS? 8. THE SONOROUS, AUDIBLE MOSQUE: A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE ?9. ISLAM AND THE CONCEPT OF UMMA: PRESENTING “PRAYER AND THE MOSQUE” IN THE NEW VISITOR TRAIL AT THE MUSEUM OF ISLAMIC ART (MIA) ?Part 4: PRESERVATION & RIVATALIZATION ?10. INSPIRED BY HERITAGE: THE MAKING AND EXHIBIT OF CONTEMPORARY MOSQUE OBJECTS AT ITHRA?11. THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP IN THE CONTEMPORARY MOSQUE ?12. THE MAMLUK MINBARS OF CAIRO: RESCUING ART, DESIGN AND HISTORY?13. MIHRAB- THE ARCHITECTURAL FORM IN CONTEMPORARY STUDIO PRACTICE