The Great Mosque of Damascus

The Great Mosque of Damascus
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 355
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ISBN-10 : 9789004491618
ISBN-13 : 9004491619
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Book Synopsis The Great Mosque of Damascus by : Finbarr Flood

Download or read book The Great Mosque of Damascus written by Finbarr Flood and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-07-26 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focussing on the Great Mosque of Damascus, this volume discusses the scope and significance of the building campaign undertaken by the Umayyad caliph al-Walid b. ‘Abd al-Malik (86-96/705-15), and its implications for the development of early Islamic visual culture.


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