num_pages: 176
description: This is the first book to study the medieval monument of the Gunbad-i 'Alawiyan in Hamadan, Iran, a striking architectural phenomenon featuring exquisite brick and stucco decoration both within and without. The author offers solutions to a number of controversial questions surrounding thestructure, including the identity of the patron who commissioned the monument and the reason for its erection.
language: English
title: A Monumental Manifestation of the Shi`ite Faith in Late Twelfth-Century Iran: The Case of the Gunbad-i `Alawiyan, Hamadan
titlecomplete: A Monumental Manifestation of the Shi`ite Faith in Late Twelfth-Century Iran: The Case of the Gunbad-i `Alawiyan, Hamadan (Oxford Studies in Islamic Art, XI)
ratings_count: 1
publisher: Oxford University Press