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Contents: Introduction (Robert Hillenbrand); I. METALWORK AND TEXTILES: The Freer Canteen: Jerusalem or Jazira? (Teresa Fitzherbert); Mamluk Textiles (Maria Sardi); The Captivating Power of Textiles (Miriam Ali-de-Unzaga); II. CERAMICS: Unravelling the Enigmatic Fourteenth-Century Mamluk and Mongol Fine Wares: How to Solve the Problem (Rosalind A. Wade Haddon); Crossing Borders: Mudejar Ceramics in Paterna (Anna McSweeney); The Aesthetics of Simulation: Architectural Mimicry on Medieval Ceramic Tabourets (Margaret S. Graves); III. THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: A Symbolic Khassakiyya: Representations of the Palace Guard in Murals and Stucco Sculpture (Melanie Gibson); The Notion of Time and the Image of Place: Reflections on Islamic Gardens (Saeid Khaghani);The Public Realm in Central Damascus: 'Where Old and New Meet' (Rema Haddad); IV. ARTS OF THE BOOK: The Earliest Qur'anic Scripts (Marcus Fraser); The Influence of Oral Narrating Traditions on a Frequently Illustrated Thirteenth-Century Manuscript (Filiz Adiguzel Toprak); Exile and Adventure: Hassan Massoudy and Sindbad the Sailor (Sarah Sandow).

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Author:   Margaret Graves
Publisher:   BAR Publishing
Imprint:   BAR Publishing
Volume:   2436
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 29.70cm
Weight:   0.642kg
ISBN:  

9781407310350

ISBN 10:   1407310356
Pages:   161
Publication Date:   20 November 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction (Robert Hillenbrand); I. METALWORK AND TEXTILES: The Freer Canteen: Jerusalem or Jazira? (Teresa Fitzherbert); Mamluk Textiles (Maria Sardi); The Captivating Power of Textiles (Miriam Ali-de-Unzaga); II. CERAMICS: Unravelling the Enigmatic Fourteenth-Century Mamluk and Mongol Fine Wares: How to Solve the Problem (Rosalind A. Wade Haddon); Crossing Borders: Mudéjar Ceramics in Paterna (Anna McSweeney); The Aesthetics of Simulation: Architectural Mimicry on Medieval Ceramic Tabourets(Margaret S. Graves); III. THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT: A Symbolic Khassakiyya: Representations of the Palace Guard in Murals and Stucco Sculpture (Melanie Gibson); The Notion of Time and the Image of Place: Reflections on Islamic Gardens (Saeid Khaghani);The Public Realm in Central Damascus: 'Where Old and New Meet' (Rema Haddad); IV. ARTS OF THE BOOK: The Earliest Qur'anic Scripts (Marcus Fraser); The Influence of Oral Narrating Traditions on a Frequently Illustrated Thirteenth-Century Manuscript (Filiz Adigüzel Toprak); Exile and Adventure: Hassan Massoudy and Sindbad the Sailor (Sarah Sandow)

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