Chapters in this book

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