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The Dome of the Rock / Said Nuseibeh, Oleg Grabar

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: England : Thames and Hudson, 1996Description: 175 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 32 cmISBN:
  • 0500341486
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 956.9442 NUS
Contents:
The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem/Oleg Crabar. - Introduction. - Shape and appearance of the Dome. - Space occupied by the Dome. - Belief and practices associated with the Dome. - Formal and decorative features of the Dome and their sources. - The mosaics/Said Nuseibeh, text and epigraphy translations. - The outer octagonal arcade. - The inner octagonal arcade. - The circular arcade and drum mosaics. - Historical accounts. - Memories of the Dome of the Rock/Ibn Batuta. - On building the Dome of the Rock and activities therein/Jamal ad-Din Ahmad. - On the Haram and Dome of the Rock/Muqadisi. - To photograph the farthest mosque/Said Nuseibeh. - Glossary of Arabic terms. - Bibliography. - Index.
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"With 200 illustrations, 150 in colour" - T.p.

The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem/Oleg Crabar. - Introduction. - Shape and appearance of the Dome. - Space occupied by the Dome. - Belief and practices associated with the Dome. - Formal and decorative features of the Dome and their sources. - The mosaics/Said Nuseibeh, text and epigraphy translations. - The outer octagonal arcade. - The inner octagonal arcade. - The circular arcade and drum mosaics. - Historical accounts. - Memories of the Dome of the Rock/Ibn Batuta. - On building the Dome of the Rock and activities therein/Jamal ad-Din Ahmad. - On the Haram and Dome of the Rock/Muqadisi. - To photograph the farthest mosque/Said Nuseibeh. - Glossary of Arabic terms. - Bibliography. - Index.