A Medieval Islamic City Reconsidered
Subtitle: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Samarra (Oxford Studies in Islamic Art)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: April 18, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780197280249
First sentence: much like all the frenetic building, manifests the hothouse atmosphere of the city, as tax revenues and rents fertilised its explosive growth.