Conceived as a sequel to 'Islamic Art and Architecture 650-1250', this beautiful book follows the general format of the first volume and surveys the architecture and arts of the traditional Islamic lands , and describe over two hundred works of Islamic art of this period. Virtually all the masterpieces of Islamic art - the Alhambra, the Taj Mahal, and the Tahmasp Shahnama - were produced during the period from the Mongol conquests in the early thirteenth century ...