With their origins in the 2002 meeting of the Middle Eastern Studies Association of North America, the 12 papers of this collection discuss issues of Muslim architecture and culture in Spain as well as its later study. Individual papers discuss recent archaeological studies of urban and palace sites, ceramics, ivory carving, and inscriptions. Jennifer Robinson (Cornell U., Ithaca, NY) contributes a notable survey of late 20th-century Spanish mosque architecture. The contributors are art historians in the US and Europe. The volume includes many b&w illustrations. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)