History of Islamic Art: Based on al-Mansurah Evidence
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Edition
1st. Ed.
Publisher
ISBN
9693522052
Length
200p., Illustrations (Chiefly Colour); Maps; 29cm.
Subjects
Al-Mansurah, historically, was the first Arab city established in the Indian subcontinent between 728-37 AD. It remained the principal Arab metropolis and a major centre of trade and culture till an earthquake in the 12th century destroyed it. This book tries to show how this city, now in the Sind Province in Pakistan, turned out to be a nucleus of Islamic Culture in the entire Islamic world, more specially in the subcontinent. Offering an in-depth analysis of ...