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Dwelling models of Umayyad Madā'in and Quṣūr in greater Syria / Giuseppe Labisi ; with a preface by Alastair Northedge.
Penn Museum Library NA1465.3 .L33 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Labisi, Giuseppe, 1987- author.
- Series:
- BAR international series ; 3004.
- BAR international series ; 3004
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Architecture, Umayyad--Syria.
- Architecture, Umayyad.
- Architecture, Umayyad--Jordan.
- Architecture, Domestic--Middle East.
- Architecture, Domestic.
- Architecture, Umayyad--Lebanon.
- Dwellings--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Dwellings.
- Dwellings--Religious aspects--Islam--Syria.
- Islamic architecture.
- History.
- Syria.
- Dwellings--Religious aspects--Islam--Jordan.
- Jordan.
- Dwellings--Religious aspects--Islam--Lebanon.
- Lebanon.
- Islamic architecture--Syria--History--To 1500.
- Islamic architecture--Jordan--History--To 1500.
- Islamic architecture--Lebanon--History--To 1500.
- Syria--Antiquities.
- Antiquities.
- Jordan--Antiquities.
- Lebanon--Antiquities.
- Middle East.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 337 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 30 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : BAR Publishing, 2020.
- Summary:
- This book is the first systematic collection and discussion of dwellings in the Umayyad 'cities' (madāʼin) and 'palaces' (quṣūr) of Bilād al-Shām. Giuseppe Labisi offers an overview of the apartments within and identifies the architectural models that inspired Umayyad dwellings. This study also allows the precise identification of the origin of pre-Islamic dwelling models and their reinterpretation in Umayyad domestic architecture. Through classification, the author has been able to group the apartments of quṣūr chronologically by the reigns of the Umayyad caliphs. The identification of the dictates of Islamic domestic tradition and the characteristics of early Islamic Arabia and Late Antique houses offer original insight and allow us to situate the Umayyad residences of Bilād al-Shām in their wider cultural context. Additionally, Umayyad dwellings have been classified and presented in a rich catalogue as an appendix within the text.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-333) and index.
- Current Copyright Fee: GBP20.00 0.
- ISBN:
- 9781407357225
- 1407357220
- OCLC:
- 1202969602
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