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Title

The shape of the holy : early Islamic Jerusalem / Oleg Grabar ; with contributions by Mohammad al-Asad, Abeer Audeh, Said Nuseibeh.

Author

Grabar, Oleg.

Publication

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1996.

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Additional Authors

• Al-Asad, Mohammad.
• Audeh, Abeer.
• Nuseibeh, Said.

Description

xiv, 232 pages : illustrations; 29 cm

Summary

• From the time of Herod through the Crusades, Jerusalem had officially "changed its religion" several times, with Jews, Christians, and Muslims inscribing the story of their faiths on the urban landscape. In this handsomely illustrated book, noted Islamist Oleg Grabar offers a rare account of the great role played by early Islam in defining the "look" of Jerusalem that remained largely intact until the twentieth century.
• From about 640 to 1100, Muslims transformed Christian Jerusalem, mainly the area now known as the Haram al-Sharif, both physically and ideologically to embody their new faith. Grabar examines this process, showing how it led to great architectural achievements, including The Dome of the Rock, still perhaps the most vivid image to impress any visitor to Jerusalem.
• Offering a major photographic record of The Dome's mosaics in color together with its interiors, this book shows in rich detail how Islam articulated itself architecturally, touching on historical and legendary memories and on themes of both religious harmony and Islamic triumph.

Subjects

• Temple Mount (Jerusalem)
• Jerusalem > History
• Jerusalem > Antiquities
• Qubbat al-Ṣakhrah (Mosque : Jerusalem)

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction: The Period and Its Sources -- Ch. 1. The Formation of an Islamic City -- Ch. 2. The Dome of the Rock -- Ch. 3. The Haram and Its Buildings -- Ch. 4. The Fatimid City -- Conclusion: The Shape of the Holy -- Appendix A. Using Computer-Aided Design Programs for Urban and Architectural Reconstructions - The Case of Early Islamic Jerusalem / Mohammad al-Asad -- Appendix B. The Inscriptions of the Dome of the Rock: Arabic Text.

ISBN

0691036535 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

95050443

OCLC

• 33862146
• ocm33862146

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries