Overview

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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Author:   Lawrence Nees
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   5
Dimensions:   Width: 19.30cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 26.00cm
Weight:   0.989kg
ISBN:  

9789004301764

ISBN 10:   9004301763
Pages:   242
Publication Date:   21 October 2015
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface on Sources List of Illustrations Chapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. The earliest mosque in Jerusalem Chapter 3. The problem of “Arculf” and the earliest mosque in Jerusalem Chapter 4. The Dome of the Chain Chapter 5. Columns and eagle capitals in the Dome of the Rock Chapter 6. Conclusion Bibliography Index

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The volume is not simply a book on the early Islamic art history of Jerusalem: its challenging perspective gives the reader a new interpretation of the past and of the early stages of Islamic rule over Jerusalem and teaches us how to interpret history setting aside modern concepts. In IWA 2, 1 (2016).

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Lawrence Nees, Ph.D. (1977), Harvard University, Professor of Art History at the University of Delaware, and former President of the International Center of Medieval Art, has published many studies of medieval and Islamic art, including Early Medieval Art (Oxford, 2002).

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