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CHAPTER 2 Initial Description of the Mosaic Inscriptions
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of Figures vi
- Series Editor’s Foreword xi
- Acknowledgements xiii
- Notes for the Reader xv
- INTRODUCTION 1
- CHAPTER 1 The Setting of the Dome of the Rock 21
- CHAPTER 2 Initial Description of the Mosaic Inscriptions 49
- CHAPTER 3 Mosaic Scripts in Late Antiquity 83
- CHAPTER 4 Visual Sources for the Mosaic Script of the Dome of the Rock 107
- CHAPTER 5 Focus on Details 131
- CHAPTER 6 Proposing a Sequence 160
- CHAPTER 7 Symbolic Dimensions of Inscriptions in Late Antiquity and Early Islam 172
- CHAPTER 8 The Inscriptions of the Dome of the Rock in their Historical Context 214
- CONCLUSION 251
- Bibliography 269
- Illustration Acknowledgements 288
- Index 293
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- List of Figures vi
- Series Editor’s Foreword xi
- Acknowledgements xiii
- Notes for the Reader xv
- INTRODUCTION 1
- CHAPTER 1 The Setting of the Dome of the Rock 21
- CHAPTER 2 Initial Description of the Mosaic Inscriptions 49
- CHAPTER 3 Mosaic Scripts in Late Antiquity 83
- CHAPTER 4 Visual Sources for the Mosaic Script of the Dome of the Rock 107
- CHAPTER 5 Focus on Details 131
- CHAPTER 6 Proposing a Sequence 160
- CHAPTER 7 Symbolic Dimensions of Inscriptions in Late Antiquity and Early Islam 172
- CHAPTER 8 The Inscriptions of the Dome of the Rock in their Historical Context 214
- CONCLUSION 251
- Bibliography 269
- Illustration Acknowledgements 288
- Index 293