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Korn, Lorenz
Beiträge zur Islamischen Kunst und Archäologie
Jahrbuch der Ernst Herzfeld-Gesellschaft e.V. Vol. 6, Encompassing the Sacred in Islamic Art
To what extent has Islam as a religion shaped the art and material culture of the Middle East and North Africa? How is Islamic religion, in turn, informed by art and material...
Central Periphery? Art, Culture and History of the Medieval Jazira (Northern Mesopotamia, 8th-15th centuries)
Papers on the Conference held at the University of Bamberg, 31 October–2 November, 2012
The medieval Jazira has still to offer a multitude of topics for research. As a crossroads in which artistic currents from different regions met, it is unique in the history of...
Beiträge zur Islamischen Kunst und Archäologie
Jahrbuch der Ernst-Herzfeld-Gesellschaft e.V. Band 3
Ornament has always been regarded as a field in which Islamic Art has excelled. However, it can be debated whether ornamental treatment of surfaces can actually be seen as a...
Beiträge zur Islamischen Kunst und Archäologie
Jahrbuch der Ernst-Herzfeld-Gesellschaft e.V. Band 2
The subjects of volume 2 of the „Beiträge zur Islamischen Kunst und Archäologie“ (BIKA, Contributions to Islamic Art History and Archaeology) include architecture, painting,...
Die Grenzen der Welt
Arabica et Iranica ad honorem Heinz Gaube
Applying different methods on a broad range of sources, the present book attempts to transcend the limits between disciplines of Oriental Studies in twenty articles dedicated to...
Governing the Holy City
The Interaction of Social Groups in Jerusalem between the Fatimid and the Ottoman Period
The history of Jerusalem during the Islamic Middle Ages was not confined to the foundation of sanctuaries, and the struggle over their control – even if these aspects could not be...