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Perspectives on Early Islamic Art in Jerusalem (Arts and Archaeology of the Islamic World)

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2015
ISBN
9789004301764, 9004301763
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
26 MB (27089245 bytes)
Edition
Illustrated
Pages
260\261
Time added
2024-05-27 15:53:30

Description

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 sustained study of the Dome of the Chain, a remarkable eleven-sided building standing beside the slightly later Dome of the Rock, and the first study of the meaning of the columns and column capitals with figures of eagles in the Dome of the Rock. He also provides a new interpretation of the earliest mosque in Jerusalem, the Haram as a whole, with the sacred Rock at its center.

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