Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-179) and index.
Front cover; Author; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Arabic Characters; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. An Aesthetic Revolution: From Trance to Meaning-a Metamorphosis of Islamic Aesthetics; 3. The Ethics of Arts and Crafts; 4. Painting in a World of Images; 5. Stone Metaphors and Architecture's Whispers; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back cover.