This is a comprehensive study of the surviving monuments of the Qarakhanids - an important yet little-known medieval dynasty that ruled much of Central Asia between the late 10th and early 13th centuries. Based on extensive fieldwork and many hard-to-find Russian sources, the book places the surviving monuments into the wider cultural context of the region. Many photographs and new ground-plans are included, as well as detailed studies of individual monuments and the wider architectural aesthetic. These monuments serve as the link between the mostly lost Samanid architecture and the far larger and better-known monuments of the Timurids.
Medieval Monuments of Central Asia : Qarakhanid Architecture of the 11th and 12th Centuries
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Richard Piran McClary is Lecturer in Islamic Art & Architecture at the University of York. He is the author of Medieval Monuments of Central Asia: Qarakhanid Architecture of the 11th and 12th centuries (EUP, 2020) and Rum Seljuq Architecture 1170-1220: The Patronage of Sultans (EUP, 2017). He has also co-edited the volume (with Andrew Peacock) Turkish History and Culture in India: Identity, Art and Transregional Connections (Brill, 2020). Richard has lectured extensively on the topic of Medieval Islamic architecture around the world and has conducted fieldwork in India, Turkey, Central Asia and the Middle East. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on the topic of medieval Islamic architecture and ceramics.