Dwelling models of Umayyad Madā'in and Quṣūr in Greater Syria / Giuseppe Labisi ; with a preface by Alastair Northedge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Labisi, Giuseppe, 1987- author.

Series:

BAR international series ; 3004.

BAR international series ; 3004

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dwellings--Religious aspects--Islam.

Dwellings.

Architecture, Umayyad--Arabian Peninsula.

Architecture, Umayyad.

Islamic architecture--Arabian Peninsula--History.

Islamic architecture.

Arabian Peninsula.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 337 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour).

Place of Publication:

Oxford : BAR Publishing, 2020.

Summary:

This systematic collection and discussion of dwellings in the Umayyad 'cities' (madin) and 'palaces' (qur) of Bild al-Shm offers an overview of the apartments within and identifies the architectural models that inspired Umayyad dwellings. It 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 qur 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 Bild al-Shm in their wider cultural context. Additionally, Umayyad dwellings have been classified and presented in a rich catalogue as an appendix within the text.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2020.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on January 6, 2021).

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781407357232

1407357239

OCLC:

1291226639