Perspectives on early Islamic art in Jerusalem /

Perspectives on early Islamic art in Jerusalem /

Through its material remains, Perspectives on Early Islamic Art in Jerusalem analyzes several overlooked aspects of the earliest decades of Islamic presence in Jerusalem, during the seventh century CE. Focusing on the Haram al-Sharif , also known as the Temple Mount, Lawrence Nees provides the first...

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Main Author: Nees, Lawrence.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2015.

Series: Arts and Archaeology of the Islamic World 5.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN: 9789004303935.

Subjects:

Dome of the Chain (Jerusalem)
Qubbat al-Ṣakhrah (Mosque : Jerusalem)
Islamic architecture > Jerusalem.
Islamic art and symbolism > Jerusalem.
Temple Mount (Jerusalem) > Buildings, structures, etc.
Jerusalem > Buildings, structures, etc.

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Call Number: NA5978.J4 N44 2015

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • The Earliest Mosque in Jerusalem
  • The Problem of "Arculf" and the Earliest Mosque in Jerusalem
  • The Dome of the Chain: An Essay in Interpretation
  • The Columns and Eagle Capitals in the Dome of the Rock
  • Conclusion: Crossing Borders
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Figures.