The Dictionary of Islamic Architecture provides the fullest range of artistic, technical, archaeological, cultural a nd biographical data fo r the entire geographical a nd chronological spread of Islamic architecture - fr om West Africa through the Middle East to Indonesia, a nd fr om the seventh to the eighteenth centuries of the Common Era. Over 500 entries are arranged alphabetically a nd fully cross-referenced a nd indexed to permit easy access to the text a nd to link items of related interest. Four main catego r ies of subject matter are explo r ed: * dynastic a nd regional overviews * individual site descriptions * biographical entries * technical definitions Over 100 relevant plans, sketch maps, photographs a nd other illustrations complement a nd illuminate the entries, a nd the needs of the reader requiring further info r mation are met by individual entry bibliographies .