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Dwelling Models of Umayyad Madāʾin and Quṣūr in Greater Syria
Giuseppe Labisi
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This book is the first systematic collection and discussion of dwellings in the Umayyad ‘cities’ (madāʾin) and ‘palaces’ (quṣūr) of Bilād al-Shām. Giuseppe Labisi offers an overview of the apartments within and identifies the architectural models that inspired Umayyad dwellings. This study also allows the precise identification of the origin of pre-Islamic dwelling models and their reinterpretation in Umayyad domestic architecture. Through classification, the author has been able to group the apartments of quṣūr chronologically by the reigns of the Umayyad caliphs. The identification of the dictates of Islamic domestic tradition and the characteristics of early Islamic Arabia and Late Antique houses offer original insight and allow us to situate the Umayyad residences of Bilād al-Shām in their wider cultural context. Additionally, Umayyad dwellings have been classified and presented in a rich catalogue as an appendix within the text.
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Front cover
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Title page
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Copyright page
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Of Related Interest
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Acknowledgements
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Contents
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Dates and Transliterations
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Preface
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Introduction
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Part 1. The early Islamic settlement phenomenon and its origins
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1. The early Islamic settlement phenomenon
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1.1. Origins of the early Islamic settlement models
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1.2. The early Islamic settlement models
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1.3. The territory and the history of Bilād al-Shām
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1.4. Dwelling types in the Umayyad Bilād al-Shām
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1.5. The origin of ‘five room units’ and banāʾ al-Ḥīrīs: pre-Islamic models
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2. Dwellings in madāʾin
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2.1. ʿAnjar
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2.1.1. Previous research
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2.1.2. Historical context
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2.1.3. Site description
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2.1.3.1. The main palace
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2.1.3.2. The secondary palaces
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2.1.3.3. The congregational mosque
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2.1.3.4. The bath complex
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2.1.3.5. The insulae
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2.1.4. The ʿAnjar settlement models
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2.1.4.1. The palaces
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2.1.4.2. The extra-palatial dwellings
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2.1.4.3. The ‘five room units’
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2.1.5. Conclusions
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2.2. Qaṣr al-Ḥayr al-Sharqī
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2.2.1. A brief history of research
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2.2.2. Historical context
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2.2.3. Site description
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2.2.3.1. The Small Enclosure or Palace
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2.2.3.2. The Large Enclosure or madīna
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2.2.3.3. The Baths
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2.2.3.4. The Northern Settlement
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2.2.3.5. The Southern Buildings
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2.2.4. Qaṣr al-Ḥayr al-Sharqī’s settlement model
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2.2.4.1. The madīna’s dwellings
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2.2.4.2. The palace’s dwellings
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2.2.4.3. The Northern Settlement’s dwellings
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2.2.4.4. The ‘five room units’
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2.2.5. Conclusions
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2.3. ʿAmmān
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2.3.1. A brief history of research
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2.3.2. Historical context
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2.3.3. Site description
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2.3.3.1. The governor’s residence
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2.3.3.2. The bath complex
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2.3.3.3. The courtyard-market
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2.3.3.4. The mosque
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2.3.3.5. The extra-palatial dwellings
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2.3.4. The ʿAmmān settlement model
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2.3.4.1. The palace
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2.3.4.2. The extra-palatial dwellings
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2.3.4.3. ‘Pseudo banāʾ al-Ḥīrīs’ and ‘five room units’ in ʿAmmān houses and living units
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2.3.5. Conclusions
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3. Umayyad quṣūr of Bilād al-Shām and ‘five room units’
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3.1. Qaṣr al-Kharāna
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3.2. Khirbat al-Minya
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3.3. Jabal Says
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3.4. Qaṣr al-Ḥayr al-Gharbī
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3.5. Al-Qasṭal
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3.6. Al-Ruṣāfa
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3.7. Khirbat al-Mafjar
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3.8. Bālis
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3.9. Al-Fudayn
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3.10. Qaṣr al-Ṭūba
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3.11. Mshattā
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3.12. The ‘five room units’ of quṣūr: dimensions and dating
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4. The Umayyad residential context of Bilād al-Shām
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4.1. Vestibules
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4.1.1. Vestibules of madāʾin palaces
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4.1.2. Vestibules of the extra-palatial madāʾin dwellings
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4.1.3. Quṣūr vestibules
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4.2. Courtyards
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4.2.1. Courtyards of madāʾin palatial dwellings
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4.2.2. Courtyards of madāʾin extra-palatial dwellings
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4.2.3. Quṣūr courtyards
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4.3. ‘Five room units’ and hybrid models of ‘pseudo banāʾ al-Ḥīrīs’
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4.3.1. ‘Five room units’ and hybrid models of madāʾin palaces
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4.3.2. ‘Five room units’ of madāʾin extra-palatial dwellings
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4.3.3. Quṣūr ‘five room units’ and hybrid models of ‘pseudo banāʾ al-Ḥīrī’
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4.4. Audience halls
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4.4.1. Audience halls of madāʾin palaces
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4.4.2. Audience halls of the quṣūr
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5. The residential contexts of the Umayyad period: readapting the tradition
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5.1. Other examples of Umayyad madāʾin and quṣūr dwellings of Bilād al-Shām
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5.2. Kūfa
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5.3. Tulūl al-Shuʿayba
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5.4. The Umayyad house: readapting the tradition
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Conclusions
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Appendix 1
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Appendix 2
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Appendix 3. Madāʾin Dwellings
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1. ʿAnjar, Palace Dwellings
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1.2. ʿAnjar, extra-Palace Dwellings
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2. Qaṣr al-Ḥayr al-Sharqī
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3. ʿAmmān
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3.1. Palace’s Dwellings
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3.2. ʿAmmān, extra-palace Dwellings
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Appendix 4. Quṣūr dwellings
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1. Qaṣr al-Kharāna
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2. Khirbat al-Minya
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3. Jabal Says
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4. Qaṣr al-Ḥayr al-Gharbī
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5. al-Qasṭal
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6. al-Ruṣāfa
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7. Khirbat al-Mafjar
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8. Bālis
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9. al-Fudayn
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10. Qaṣr al-Ṭūba
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Appendix 5. Models of Umayyad madāʾin dwellings of Bilād al-Shām
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ʿAnjar
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Appendix 6. Other Umayyad dwellings
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Madāʾin contexts
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1. Madīnat al-Fār, ‘Bayt mansion’
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2. Kūfa, dār al-imāra
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Quṣūr contexts
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3. Tulūl al-Shuʿayba
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Bibliography
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Abreviations
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Sources
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Studies
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Index
Citable Link
Published: 2020
Publisher: BAR Publishing
- 9781407357232 (ebook)
- 9781407357225 (paperback)
BAR Number: S3004