Islamic Art and Archaeology in Palestine

Despite political upheavals under Muslim domination in the Middle Ages, Palestine was a center of great artistic activity recognized for its incredible dynamism. Its unique contribution to the Islamic "macrocosm," however, never became the subject of extensive study. Numerous archeological excavations on this relatively small geographic area reveal the existence of extremely well preserved monuments of high architectural quality and exceptional religious value. This is what Myriam Rosen-Ayalon exposes in this thorough introduction to Palestinian Islamic art and archeology. In chronological order she presents here for the first time the multifaceted and long-lasting achievements of Islamic art in Palestine, filling the gap of years of neglect on the subject.

Rosen-Ayalon, Myriam

Chapter 1 The Pre-Islamic Period and the Beginnings of Islamic Occupation; Chapter 2 The Umayyad Period: Identity and Grandeur; Chapter 3 The Abbasid, Tulunid, and Fatimid Periods; Chapter 4 The Ayyubid and Mamluk Periods; Chapter 5 The Ottoman Period: An Art Turned Toward Istanbul; Chapter 6 The Post-Ottoman Era: Armenian Ceramics;