Madinat Al-Zahra: The Radiant Capital of Islamic Spain - Antonio Vallejo Triano

Descriere Madinat Al-Zahra: The Radiant Capital of Islamic Spain - Antonio Vallejo Triano

\nA beautifully illustrated exploration of the famed palace-city that was once the heart of Islamic Spain \n \nMadinat al-Zahra, a tenth-century palace-city on the western outskirts of Córdoba, Spain, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stands as a testament to the multicultural environment fostered by its founders. Built by ʿAbd al-Rahman III (r. 929-961), a member of the Umayyad dynasty and the first caliph of al-Andalus, the city symbolized the caliph's aspiration to rule over the Fatimid Caliphs of Ifriqiya in North Africa and the Abbasid Caliphs in Baghdad and was the site of vast cultural and artistic creation. \n \nThe companion volume to an exhibition at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, this book showcases the complex visual vocabulary of Madinat al-Zahra, which derived from diverse cultural traditions and was translated into new and unique architectural and material cultures. Thematic essays examine the history of the Islamic Caliphate in Muslim Iberia (al-Andalus), the cultural and artistic traditions of the time, and the resulting multicultural society, while shorter, object-focused chapters explore the variety of works found at the ancient site--from jewelry and ceramics to medical texts and epigraphic materials. \n \nContributors include Maribel Fierro Bello, Gerrit Bos, Patrice Cressier, Miquel Forcada, Teresa Garulo, Tawfiq Ibrahim, Fabian Käs, Ana Labarta, Eduardo Manzano Moreno, Antonia Martínez Núñez, Jorge Elices Ocón, Mariam Rosser-Owen, Irene Montilla Torres, Antonio Vallejo Triano, and Mercè Viladrich. \n \nDistributed for the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University \n \nExhibition Schedule \nInstitute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University \nOctober 30, 2024-March 2, 2025\n

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Princeton University Press

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9780691267883

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