Preface
Chapter One,
Damascus before Nûr al-Dîn
- Introduction
- Architects and Regional Styles
- Damascus and its Region
- Doorways in the Great Mosque
of Damascus
- Qubbah al-Tawâwîs
- Gate to Palmyra Citadel
- Busrâ, Madrasah of Gumushtakîn
- Turbah al-Najmîyah
- The Damascene Manner
Chapter Two,
The Ornamented Style in Aleppo and Damascus
- Introduction
- Aleppo
- The Ornamented Style
- Great Mosque of Aleppo
- Madrasah
al-Halâwîyah
- Madrasah al-Shu`aybîyah
- Madrasah al-Muqaddamîyah
- Bîmâristân of Nûr al-Dîn, Aleppo
- The Business of Architecture
- Dâr
al-Hadîth of Nûr al-Dîn
- Nûr al-Dîn's City Gates in Damascus
- Bîmâristân of Nûr al-Dîn, Damascus
- Madrasah of Nûr al-Dîn
- Madrasah
al-`Âdilîyah
- Nûr al-Dîn's Architects
Chapter Three,
Damascus After Nûr al-Dîn
- Introduction
- Turbah Sitt al-Shâm al-Sughrâ
- Turbah al-Khâtûnîyah
- Madrasah al-Farrûkhshâhîyah
- Madrasah al-Shâmîyah
- Madrasah al-`Azîzîyah
Chapter Four,
The Plain Style and Aleppo
- Introduction
- Shâdhbakht and His Madrasah
- Lower Maqâm Ibrâhîm
- Mashhad al-Muhassin
- Masjid al-Khwâjah
- Qâhir b. `Alî
in Ma`arat al-Nu`mân
- Madrasah Abu'l-Fawâris, Ma`arat al-Nu`mân
- Great Mosque Minaret, Ma`arat al-Nu`mân
Chapter Five,
Al-Malik al-Zâhir and the Ornamented Style
- Introduction
- The Works of al-Malik al-Zâhir
- Mashhad al-Husayn
- Aleppo Citadel
- Palace of al-Malik al-Zâhir
- Portal of the Bîmâristân
Arghûn
Chapter Six,
Damascus in the Early Thirteenth Century
- Introduction
- Turbah Ibn al-Muqaddam
- Jâmi` al-Hanâbilah
- Madrasah al-Jahârkasîyah
- Damascus Citadel
- Damascene Conservatism
Chapter Seven,
The Construction Industry and the Aesthetics of Military
Architecture
- Introduction
- Castles Were Significant
Architecture
- Bossed Masonry
- Sources for Bossing
- Islamic Borrowings
- The Manjanîq and Military Architecture
- A Significant Event
- Ornamented and Plain Style
Chapter Eight,
Aleppo in the Thirteenth Century
- Madrasah al-Zâhirîyah
- Upper Maqâm Ibrâhîm
- Madrasah al-Sultânîyah
- The Plain Style under al-Malik al-Zâhir
- Madrasah al-Kâmilîyah
- Madrasah al-Sharafîyah
- Madrasah al-Firdaus
- Khânaqâh of Dayfa Khâtûn
- The Decline of the Plain Style
Chapter Nine,
The Atabakîyah Architect
- Turbah al-Farnathîyah
- Madrasah al-Ruknîyah
extra muros
- Madrasah al-`Izzîyah
- Madrasah al-Atabakîyah
- Jâmi` al-Taubah
- Madrasah al-Sâhibah
- Turbah Amat al-Latîf
- The Atabakîyah Architect as Professional
Chapter Ten,
From Ayyûbid to Mamlûk
- Introduction
- Bâb al-Salâmah
- Bîmâristân al-Qaymarî
- Portal of an Unidentified Madrasah
- Madrasah al-Qilîjîyah
- Turbah al-Qaymarî
Chapter Eleven,
Architects and Patrons
- Introduction
- Identifiable Architects
- The Importance of the Damascus and Busrâ Citadels
- The Quarrying and Construction Industries
- The Architect and the Patron
- Out-of-Place Monuments and Regional Style
Appendix A,
Muqarnas Questionnaire
Appendix B,
`Alâm al-Dîn Qaysar
Bibliography
Index