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The Umayyad mosque of Damascus art, faith and empire in early Islam /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: George, Alain, 1979- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Gingko, 2021.
Colección:Gingko Library art series.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction: A Day in the Life of Damascus
  • 1. Palimpsests in Stone and Layered Texts: The Multiple Histories of the Umayyad Mosque
  • 2. Tangled Memories: The Temple, Church, and First Mosque
  • 3. The Politics of Buildings: The Destruction of the Church and Construction of the Mosque
  • 4. Silenced and Imagined Pasts: The Church in the Fabric of the Umayyad Mosque
  • 5. A Vast Expanse of Splendour: Towards a Reconstruction of the Umayyad Mosque
  • 6. 'Jewelled Embellishments Dazzle': The Mosque and Umayyad Aesthetics
  • Appendix 1
  • Appendix 2
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index