Left: The Palace of the King of Oude. Right: The Mosque of Kait-Bey. [Click on images to enlarge them.]
The Elements of Saracenic Architecture (drawings & diagrams fron Bannister-Fletcher)
- Groundplan of the mosque of Ibn Toolon A.D. 879
- Bay of Courtyard of the mosque of Ibn Toolon A.D. 879
- Mosque of Sultan Hassan, Cairo A.D. 1365
- Cross section of the Mosque of Sultan Hassan
- Sectional elevation of the Alhambra, Granada AD 1309-1354
Examples
- The Mosque of Kait-Bey, Cairo
- The Mosque of Kait-Bey, Cairo, showing Mihrab (niche) and Mimbar (pulpit)
- The Giralda, Seville, Spain
- Stalactite Capital, The Alhambra, Granada, Spain
- The Mosque of Sulieman I. known as the Suliemaniye
Related Material
Bibliography
Fletcher, Banister, and Banister F. Fletcher. A History of Architecture on the Comparative Method for the Student, Craftsman, and Amateur. 5th ed. London: B. T. Batsford, 1905. Internet Archive online version of a copy in a University of California Library. Web. 12 December 2018.
Last modified 5 November 2020