The Dome of the Rock /
Said Nuseibeh, Oleg Grabar
- England : Thames and Hudson, 1996
- 175 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 32 cm.
"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.