The Dome of the Rock - Hardcover

Nuseibeh, Said; Grabar, Oleg

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0847819426 ISBN 13: 9780847819423

Verlag: Rizzoli International Publications, 1996

Inhaltsangabe

The Dome of the Rock was built in 692 C.E. under the patronage of the Umayyad caliph Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan. It enshrines the Sacred Rock, literally the irregular highest tip of Mount Moriah, one of the several ridges around which the city of Jerusalem began to develop as early as five thousand years ago. The structure commemorates the Prophet Muhammad's (ca. 570-632) celebrated Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and his Ascension through the heavens to visit God, as told in the Koran and the Traditions. As such, the mosque has reflected and represented Islam during most of its history, but it is also associated with sacred events in the lives of Christ, the Virgin, and Christian saints as well as with a host of Jewish prophets, traditions, and memories. Today the Dome of the Rock is used primarily for women's congregational prayer, private prayer, and religious instruction, and as a place of pilgrimage for people of all faiths.
This volume is the most detailed and complete visual documentation published to date of this profound monument. Stunning color photography explores the exterior and luxurious interior, illuminated by delicate light from stained glass windows and decorated with veined marble, mosaics, oriental carpets, and porphyry columns.
The introduction, by one of today's most esteemed Islamic scholars, explores the history, art, architecture, and cultural and religious significance of the building. The book also includes transcriptions of the earliest-known Koranic script, inscribed on the building's octagonal arcades, historical travelers' accounts of the Dome, maps and drawings, a bibliography and glossary, and an index.

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Oleg Grabar is professor emeritus of Harvard University and currently a professor in the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Rizzoli International Publications
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0847819426
• ISBN 13: 9780847819423
• Einband: Gebundene Ausgabe
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 175
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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