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Gardens Of Paradise

The History And Design Of The Great Islamic Gardens

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The garden is the image of Paradise in the Quran. John Brookes traces its physical origins to age-old methods of irrigation, and charts its spread with the spread of Islam in India, Persia, Turkey, Egypt, Sicily, North Africa and Muslim Spain.

ISBN 9780941533072
Category N/A
Call number SB4578 B76 1987
Physical description 240 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 26 cm.
Edition year 1987
Bibliographical references? No
Publisher name New Amsterdam
Publication year 1987
Place of publication New York
Language English
Is series? No

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