L'étude est divisée en trois parties : La première partie est consacrée à un résumé historique de la Maqamat et de ses miniatures ainsi qu'un bref aperçu de l'art du livre arabe et de l'intérêt européen qu'il suscite. La deuxième partie présente les types de maisons trouvées suite aux fouilles archéologiques des sites de l'époque islamique. La troisième partie est consacrée aux différents types de maisons et d'aménagements intérieurs, décrits par les miniatures de Maqamat al Hariri. / The purpose of this work is to study the shape of the houses at the end of the Abbasid period, after five illustrated manuscripts of the Maqamat al-Hariri, historically attributed to the last period of the reign of the Abbasids . The images are in miniatures, containing details of various parts of the house, we have exploited in an attempt to configure and visualize the shape of the house that dates back to this period. The study is divided into three parts. The first part is devoted to a historical summary of the Maqamat and miniatures, as well as a brief overview of the Arabic art of the book, and the European interest.The second part is devoted to types of houses found in the excavations of various Islamic archaeological sites. The third part is devoted to various forms and portions of the house, shown by the miniatures of the Maqamat of al Hariri.