Possible opportunity for architectural historian

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Dear Colleagues,
A friend and colleague who is editing a book with Rizzoli asked me to
forward this announcement/ request, for a scholar who could write an essay
on the mosques of Russia and Caucasus region. Please read the description
below, and contact the author directly if you wish to propose to write this
text:  Dr. Jai Imbrey

All best,
Jane Sharp

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Jai A Imbrey <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, Oct 3, 2015 at 6:17 AM
Subject: Re: Rutgers University :: Department of Art History: Rizzoli
Mosque Book Project possible scholar for Russian mosques
To: [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]



Dear Jane,


Thanks so much for assisting us with the search for an expert on mosques of
the Russian and the Caucasian regions for Rizzoli’s forthcoming book, *Mosques:
Magnificent Designs. *It will cover the principal mosques of the world
primarily from an architectural and ornament perspective, with a special
focus on interior design. This book has a publication date of *Fall 2017.*

This book will be oriented towards a general audience of educated readers
with an interest in Islamic art and architecture. We hope that the scholar
would contribute an essay of roughly between 2,000 to 3,000 words.

*Mosques: Magnificent Designs* will consider the most influential mosques
in five key regions of the world: the Middle East, Europe, North Africa,
Asia, and the U.S. (The Far East, the Pacific and the Southern Hemisphere
will form the subject of a subsequent volume). Beginning with the origins
of the mosque through its early development and maturation, and numerous
regional and national iterations, this volume will also explore
contemporary examples. It will be richly illustrated with photographs
and drawings
of major mosques showing exterior and interior views and furnishings, along
with related aspects such as gardens, mausoleums, and fountains. We have
included below the proposed chapter headings.

While there have been a number of important earlier works on mosques such
as Freshman and Hasan-Uddin Khan’s book,* The Mosque: History,
Architectural Development and Regional Diversity* (1994), we feel that
there a need for a clear, well illustrated volume that reignites people’s
interest in this important subject, along with impressive new mosque
designs that are not widely known.

We are heading this project on behalf of Leyla Uluhanli, a prominent
interior designer based in Moscow.  She will be working closely with us to
in assembling a team of experts.

In addition, we are considering a short special edition of the book
exclusively on the mosques of Russia and the Caucasus for earlier
publication in *Fall of 2016. *This would consist of a slight expansion of
the essay prepared for *Mosques Magnificent Designs*. Therefore, this essay
would need to be written much sooner that the others.  In fact we already
have most of the photography of the principal mosques available.

We are deeply grateful for any assistance you might provide in this area.

Cordially,

Jai  & Sandy



Rizzoli Senior Editor Sandra Gilbert and Dr. Jai Imbrey
*Mosques *Project Editors
*FOREWARD*

*PROLOGUE*

Mosques: Spirituality, Beauty, and Inspiration
Leyla Uluhanli (book’s general editor)

*PART ONE: THE REALM OF THE MOSQUE *


I.               Architectural forms
a.      Floor plans (hypostyle, four-iwan, nine-bayed)
b.     Minaret
c.      Courtyards and fountains
d.     Domes and arcades
e.      Maqsura
f.       Ziyada

II.             Surface treatments (techniques and motifs)
a.      Marble and mosaic (early mosques)
b.     Glass and glazed tilework
c.      Vegetal and geometric ornament – wood and stucco carving
d.     Monumental inscriptions
e.      Muqarnas

III.           Furnishings
a.      Minbar
b.     Carpets and textiles
c.      Lamps
d.     Qur’ans and qur’an stands
e.      Relics
 *PART TWO: REGIONAL EXPRESSIONS*

*Chapter One*
Mosque Beginnings—The Arab World & Cairene Mosques

*Chapter Two*
The Ascent of Mosques in Spain, North Africa, and the Sub-Sahara

*Chapter Three*
The Flowering of Mosque Architecture in Anatolia and the Ottoman Empire

*Chapter  Four*
Splendid Mosques of Iran and Central Asia

*Chapter Five*
The Majesty of Pakistani and Indian Mosques

*Chapter Six*
Birth and Rebirth: The Mosques of Russia and the Caucasus

*Chapter Seven*
Contemporary Expressions/Modern Metamorphoses

*Epilogue*

Inspirations from the Past Meet the Present
Not yet determined but could be one of the scholars working on an assigned
chapter

BACKMATTER

Glossary
Further Reading


-- 
Dr. Jane A. Sharp
Associate Professor
Department of Art History
Rutgers University
71 Hamilton Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA
phone +1 848 932-6772
fax +1 848 932-1261

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