This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Bibliography
J. Goury and O. Jones. Plans, elevations, sections and details of the Alhambra, London, 1842.
For technical studies of muqarnas see the following list, in chronological order
J. Rosintal. Pendentifs, trompes et stalactites dans l’architecture orientale, Paris Librairie Orientaliste, 1928.
J. Rosintal. L’origine des stalactites de l’architecture orientale, Paris, Librairie Orientaliste, 1938.
H. Terrasse. La mosquée Al-Qaraouiyin à Fez, Paris, Klincksieck, 1968.
B.P.Maldonado. El arte musulman en su decoration geometrica, Madrid, Instituto Hispanico Arabe de Cultura, 1975.
M. Ecochar. Filiation des monuments grecs, bysantins et islamiques: une question de géométrie, Paris, P.Geuthner, 1978.
A. Paccard. Le Maroc et l’artisanat traditionnel islamique dans l’architecture, Annecy, Atelier 74, 1980.
C. Ewert and J.-P. Wissmak. Die Moschee von Tinmal, Deutsches Archäologisches Institut Madrid, Mainz am Rhein, Verlag Philippon Zabern, 1984 (a good example from the Western point of view).
M. Sakkal. An introduction to muqarnas domes geometry. In: Structural topology, Vol. 4, Montréal, Université du Québec à Montréal, 1988.
G. Necipoglu. The Topkapi Scroll: Geometry and Ornament in Islamic Architecture, Los Angeles, Getty Research Institute, 1995.
J.M. Castera. Arabesques, Paris, ACR, 1996.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2007 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Castera, JM. (2007). The Muqarnas Dome of the Hall of the Two Sisters in the Alhambra in Granada. In: Emmer, M. (eds) Mathematics and Culture V. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34278-6_8
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-34278-6_8
Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Print ISBN: 978-3-540-34277-9
Online ISBN: 978-3-540-34278-6
eBook Packages: Mathematics and StatisticsMathematics and Statistics (R0)