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Impermanent monuments, lasting legacies : the Dār al-Khilāfa of Samarra and palace building in Early Abbasid Iraq

Title

Impermanent monuments, lasting legacies : the Dār al-Khilāfa of Samarra and palace building in Early Abbasid Iraq / Matthew Saba

Author

Saba, Matthew

Publication

Wiesbaden : Reichert Verlag, 2022
©2022

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Description

158 pages, 56 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations, color maps; 30 cm

Series Statement

Studien zur islamischen Kunst und Archäologie = Studies in Islamic art and archaeology ; Band 3 = Volume 3

Uniform Title

Studies in Islamic art and archaeology ; v. 3.

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references

Contents

Introduction : the problem of impermanence -- Grandeur and impermanence : the construction of Samarra and other palace complexes in the Early Abbasid Period -- A place set apart : building with open space in Abbasid palace exteriors -- An architecture of temporary events : the adornment of the audence hall complex in Samarra's Dār al-Khilāfa -- An ever-changing surface : impermanence and ornament in Abbasid palaces -- An enduring trace : palaces, poetry, and the literary canon -- Conclusion : the concept of an "impermanent monument" and its legacy -- Appendix 1. Select transcriptions from Herzfeld's second campaign diary -- Appendix 2. Partial inventory of fragments of architectural ornament and furnishings attributable to the Dār al-Khilāfa of Samarra

Call Number

NA1468.S2

ISBN

9783954905195
3954905191

OCLC

on1320869820
1320869820
SCSB-14299979

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries