1st Edition
Jerusalem Constructing the Study of Islamic Art, Volume IV
By Oleg Grabar
Copyright 2005
284 Pages
by
Routledge
Jerusalem is the final volume in a set of four selections of studies on Islamic art by Oleg Grabar. Between them they bring together more than eighty articles, studies and essays, work spanning half a century by a master of the field. Each volume takes a particular section of the topic, the three others being entitled: Early Islamic Art 650-1100, Islamic Visual Culture, 1100-1800, and Islamic Art... Read more
Contents: Preface; Introduction; The Umayyad Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem; A new inscription from the Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem; Al-Haram al-Sharif; The earliest Islamic commemorative structures, notes and documents; Qubbat al-Sakhrah; Al-Kuds, monuments; A note on the Chludoff Psalter; Al-Masjid al-Aqsa; The meaning of the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem; Le Temple, lieu de conflit: le monde de L'Islam; Jerusalem elsewhere; The making of the Haram al-Sharif: the first steps; Space and holiness in medieval Jerusalem; The Haram al-Sharif: an essay in interpretation; Notes on the Dome of the Rock; Chronological bibliography of publications by Oleg Grabar up to 2004; Index.
Biography
Oleg Grabar is Emeritus Professor in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA, and Aga Khan Professor Emeritus of Islamic Art and Architecture at Harvard University, USA.
'This is a valuable reference book for all and a must read for Muslims who wish to understand how 'others' view the Islamic holy city of Jerusalem in which Muslims proudly proclaim the sanctity of Jews and Christians.' Al-Aqsa 'Ashgate Variorum has now acknowledged Grabar's signal contribution to the field with a beautifully produced four-volume collection of his shorter publications. Grabar's former students and numerous other fans will welcome the ready access this matched set affords to scores of Grabar's articles... Even readers broadly familliar with Grabar's variegated contributions to the field will find something new here. In its very thougthful thematic arrangement, this collection presents a comprehensive methodological overview that truly lives up to its series title, Constructing the Study of Islamic Art... All in all, this marvelous collection by a truly memorable man belongs in every serious art history collection.' Religion and the Arts
