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Quṣayr ʻAmra: art and the Umayyad elite in late antique Syria

Garth Fowden
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  • Contents

  • Frontmatter
  • Maps and Illustrations (page xi)
  • Abbreviations (page xv)
  • Preface (page xxi)
  • 1. MUSIL'S FAIRY-TALE CASTLE (page 1)
  • 2. LUXURIES OF THE BATH (page 31)
  • 3. THE HUNT (page 85)
  • 4. "O GOD, BLESS THE AMÍR" (page 115)
  • 5. THE PRINCELY PATRON (page 142)
  • 6. MAINTAINING THE DYNASTY (page 175)
  • 7. THE SIX KINGS (page 197)
  • 8. A CAPTIVE SASANIAN PRINCESS (page 227)
  • 9. QUSAYR 'AMRA CONTEXTUALIZED (page 248)
  • 10. UMAYYAD SELF-REPRESENTATION (page 291)
  • Epilogue (page 325)
  • Appendix: The Value of Arabic Literary Sources (page 327)
  • Bibliography (page 335)
  • Index (page 375)
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Published: 2004
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN(s)
  • 9780520929609 (ebook)
  • 9780520236653 (hardcover)
Series
  • Transformation of the Classical Heritage
Subject
  • European: 400-1400
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