Introduction. 1 Foundations: Religious, Political, Juridical, and Administrative Documents from Early Islam and Places in Transition. 1.1 The Qur''an: On Paradise. 1.2 The Qur''an: On the Qibla. 1.3 The Hadith: On Waqf.

1.4 Ibn cAsakir: The Pact of cUmar. 2 Behavior, Gifts, Treasuries, and Collections. 2.1 Kitab al-hadaya wa al-tuhaf: A Description of Wedding Gifts. 2.2 Al-Muqaddasi: A Description of the Shiraz Library. 2.

3 Kutadgu Bilig: A "Mirror for Princes"on the Qualifications of a Gatekeeper and the Etiquette for Feasts. 2.4 Kitab al-hadaya wa al-tuhaf: On the Looting of the Fatimid Treasury. 2.5 Al-Ghazali: On the Magnanimity of Kings. 2.6 Ibn Khaldun: On the Emblems of Sovereignty. 2.

7 Safiye: Letter to Queen Elizabeth I. 2.8 Tavernier: On the Ottoman Mosaic Collection. 3 Art. Workshops, Guilds, and Crafts in General. 3.1 The Ikhwan al-Safa'': On the Education of Craftsmen. 3.

2 Clavijo: On Timurid Trade with China. 3.3 Ahmad Ibn cArabshah: On Timur''s Seizure and Relocation of Artisans. 3.4 Khwandamir: On Guilds and an Extraordinary Work of Glass. 3.5 A Report from a Book Workshop. 3.

6 Bernier: On Artisans in Delhi. Calligraphy and Scribes. 3.7 Ibn Qutayba: On the Education of a Scribe. 3.8 Ibn al-Nadim: On the Transmission and Authorization of Books. 3.9 Al-Ghazali: On Pens and Secretaries.

3.10 Rashid al-Din: On His Atelier Endowment. 3.11 Simi Nishapuri: A Treatise on Papers, Color, and Ink. 3.12 Mawlana Sultan-cAli: A Treatise on Writing. 3.13 Khwandamir: A Biographical Sketch of a Timurid Calligrapher.

3.14 Calligraphy Sample Sheet. 3.15 Qadi Ahmad: On the Invention of the Pen. Painting. 3.16 Sadiqi Beg: A Treatise on Painting. 3.

17 Abu''l-Fazl cAllami: On Painting the Human Figure. 3.18 Jahangir: A Painting of a Flying Rodent and a Portrait Gallery. 3.19 Evliya Celebi: An Account of Manuscript Defacement. Textiles. 3.20 Al-Bayhaqi: On Tiraz-stamped Paper and Textiles.

3.21 Al-Mascudi: On the Patronage of Textiles. 3.22 An Egyptian Tiraz Inscription. 3.23 Narshakhi: On Bukhara''s Cloth. 3.24 Ibn al-Balkhi: On Linen Manufacture.

3.25 A Geniza Letter Regarding Trade and Market Prices. Ceramics, Glass, Ivory, and Other Media. 3.26 Abu al-Qasim: On Ceramic Luster and Gilding. 3.27 Ibn Battuta: On Chinese Porcelain. 3.

28 Mosque Lamp with Blazon. 3.29 Clavijo: On Timurid Emblems. 3.30 Clavijo: A Golden Tree. 3.31 Four Coins. 3.

32 Jahangir Strikes a New Kind of Coin. Geometry, Aesthetics. 3.33 Ibn Hazm: On Vision. 3.34 Ibn al-Haytham: On Vision. 4 Space: Architecture and Urbanism. 4.

1 cAbd al-Rahman III: On Architecture and Immortality. Architectural Technique. 4.2 Ibn Khaldun: On Mudbrick and Stucco. 4.3 Abu''l-Fazl cAllami: On Building Materials and Technique. 4.4 Cacfar Efendi: On Names of Colors and Marbles.

Architectural Types and Elements. 4.5 Al-Bukhari: A Hadith on the First Minbar. 4.6 Ibn Khaldun: On the Adoption of the Maqsura. 4.7 Al-Maqrizi: The Dar al-imara of the Mosque of Ibn Tulun. 4.

8 Badi al-Zaman al-Hamadani: A Bathhouse Visit. 4.9 Al-Wansharisi Answers a Query about Qibla. 4.10 Abu''l-Fazl: On Illumination and Candlesticks. Urbanism and Land. 4.11 Hilal al-Sabi'': Estimating the Number of Bathhouses in Baghdad.

4.12 Ibn cAbdun: A Hisba Manual for Seville. 4.13 Ibn Khaldun: On the Role of the Market Supervisor. 4.14 Al-Wansharisi Answers a Query about Waqf Violation. 5 Places. Pre-Islamic.

5.1 The Qur''an: Bilqis and the Glass Floor. The Arabian Peninsula. 5.2 Nasir-i Khusraw: A Description of the Kaaba. 5.3 Ibn Jubayr: A Description of the Mosaics in the Medina Mosque. Syria, Jordan, and Environs.

5.4 Dome of the Rock Inscriptions. 5.5 Al-Yacqubi: On the Dome of the Rock as a Pilgrimage Site. 5.6 Al-Baladhuri: How the Muslim Community Obtained the Site for the Mosque of Damascus. 5.7 Ibn Shaddad: On Rusafa.

5.8 Ibn Jubayr: A Description of Aleppo''s Citadel. Iraq. 5.9 Al-Baladhuri: On the Founding of Kufa. 5.10 Al-Mascudi: On the Founding of Samarra. 5.

11 Kitab al-hadaya wa al-tuhaf: A Reception of Byzantine Ambassadors in Baghdad. Al-Andalus. 5.12 Ibn cIdhari: On the Mosque of Cordoba. 5.13 Signatures of Stone Masons in the Mosque of Cordoba. 5.14 cAbd al-Rahman I: Ode to a Palm Tree.

5.15 Ibn Ghalib: On the Construction of Madinat al-Zahra''. 5.16 Al-Maqqari: A Description of a Glass Pavilion in Toledo. 5.17 Navagero: On the Alhambra. The Maghreb, Africa, and Sicily. 5.

18 Ziza Palace Inscriptions. 5.19 Ibn Naji al-Tanukhi: The Mihrab of the Great Mosque of Kairouan. 5.20 Al-Muqaddasi: A Description of Sabra al-Mansuriyya. 5.21 Ibn Marzuq: On Merinid Madrasas and Zawiyas. 5.

22 Ibn Marzuq: On Merinid Bridges and Fountains. 5.23 cAbd Salam Shabeni: A Description of Timbuktu. Egypt. 5.24 Mufaddal ibn Abi al-Fada''il: On the Fatimid Processions to the Four Mosques. 5.25 Nasir-i Khusraw: A Description of the Fatimid Palace in Cairo.

5.26 Ibn Battuta: A Description of Cairo''s Cemeteries. 5.27 Al-Maqrizi: On the Foundation of the Madrasa-Mausoleum of Sultan Salih Nejm al-Din Ayyub. 5.28 Baybars al-Jashankir''s Waqfiyya. 5.29 Al-Maqrizi: On the Organization of the Sultan Qala''un Hospital in Cairo.

5.30 Inscription on the Facade of the Madrasa-Mausoleum of Sultan Qala''un. 5.31 Al-Maqrizi: A Description of the Madrasa al-Nasiriya''s Gothic Portal. Turkey and the Ottoman Empire. 5.32 Ibn Battuta: On a Church Conversion in Bursa. 5.

33 Evliya Celebi: A Description of the Ulu Cami in Bursa. 5.34 Kritovoulos: On the Ottoman Conquest and Reconstruction of Istanbul. 5.35 The Inscription on the Imperial Gate of the Topkapi Palace. 5.36 Evliya Celebi: A Description of the Topkapi Palace. 5.

37 Sinan: On Building the Selimiye Mosque. 5.38 Hafiz H''useyin al-Ayvansarayi: A Description of the S''uleymaniye Mosque. 5.39 Mustafa b. Ahmed cAli: On Building with Booty. 5.40 Tavernier: A Description of the Topkapi Diwan.

5.41 Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: Harem Visits. Iran and Central Asia. 5.42 Narshakhi: On the Images on the Doors of the Bukhara Mosque. 5.43 Inscription on the Gunbad-i Qabus. 5.

44 Abu cAmr al-Juzjani: A Description of the Ghurid Palace in Firuz-Kuh. 5.45 Babur: A Description of Samarkand. 5.46 Babur: On the Construction of the Bagh-i Wafa. 5.47 Clavijo: A Description of the Aq Saray near Samarkand. 5.

48 Sharaf al-Din cAli Yazdi: A Description of the Dilgusha Garden. 5.49 Junabadi: A Description of Isfahan. 5.50 Iskandar Beg Munshi: A Description of the Masjid-i Shah in Isfahan. 5.51 Olearius: A Description of Uljaytu''s Tomb in Sultaniyya. South Asia.

5.52 Ibn Battuta: A Description of Delhi and the Qutb Minar. 5.53 Firuz Shah: On Architectural Restoration. 5.54 The Tarikh-i Da''udi: On the Destruction of Hindu Idols. 5.55 Babur Plans a Garden in Agra.

5.56 Gulbadan Begam: On Building Projects in Agra and Dholpur. 5.57 Nizam al-Din Ahmad Haravi: On the Foundation of Fatehpur-Sikri. 5.58 cInayat Khan: On the Building of the Diwan-i Amm in the Agra Fort. 5.59 cInayat Khan: On the Construction of the Taj Mahal.

5.60 cInayat Khan: On Water Problems at the Shalimar Gardens in Lahore. 5.61 Francois Bernier: A Description of Shahjahanabad. 5.62 Thevenot: A Description of Aurangzeb''s Birthday Celebration. East Asia. 5.

63 Ibn Battuta: On Caravanserais and Mosques in China. Acknowledgments. Index.