The Great Mosque of Damascus : Studies on the Makings of an Umayyad Visual Culture /
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The celebrated Great Mosque of Damascus was built in the early eighth century by the Umayyad caliph al-Walīd b. 'Abd al-Malik. This book provides a detailed study of this Mosque. Using textual, visual, and archaeological evidence, the author attempts to reconstruct some of the basic formal and decorative features of the Umayyad mosque, to locate it within its broader urban context, and to consider its role within al-Walīd's unprecedented programme of architectural patronage. The work explores the intracultural and intercultural functions of religious architecture within an official visual discourse intended to project a distinctive Muslim identity in a manner determined by Umayyad political aspirations. It will be of particular interest to those concerned with the relationship between the Umayyad caliphate and Byzantium.
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1 online resource. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004491618
9789004116382
Art and architecture of the Middle Ages : exploring a connected world /
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"Dismantles the religious, political, and geographic walls that have separated medieval art and architecture and treats not only western Europe but also the Byzantine Empire and the Islamicate world from ca. 200 CE to ca. 1450 CE. Includes a wide variety of art forms, from large architectural complexes to small amulets printed on paper"--
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Includes index. :
xx, 377 pages : illustrations, maps ; 31 cm. :
9781501702822
Eastern medieval architecture : the building traditions of Byzantium and neighboring lands /
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The rich and diverse architectural traditions of the Eastern Mediterranean and adjacent regions are the subject of this book, including the social and cultural developments of the Byzantine Empire, the Caucasus, the Balkans, and Russia, as well as parallel developments in Crusader and early Islamic architecture.
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xxv, 783 pages : illustrations (some color), maps, plans (some color) ; 27 cm. :
Includes bibliographical references (pages 727-756) and index. :
9780190272739