Islamic History of Art

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...

Dating Tibetan Art

Essays on the Possibilities and Impossibilities of Chronology from the Lempertz Symposium, Cologne

During the past twelve years, international trade in Tibetan art has enjoyed an unprecedented upswing, as buyer demand has confronted limited supply. Prices have risen to dizzying...

Hölzerne Haustüren im Jemen

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Zu den bekanntesten Schätzen des Jemen zählt ohne Zweifel seine Architektur, und entsprechend umfangreich ist...

Die ayyubidischen Toranlagen der Zitadelle von Damaskus

Ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis des mittelalterlichen Festungsbauwesens in Syrien

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Die Zitadelle von Damaskus ist eine der wichtigsten islamischen Festungsbauten des Vorderen Orients. Ihre...

Pflanzliche Bauornamente der Seldschuken in Kleinasien

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Dieser Band behandelt den Ornamentbestand der Seldschuken in Anatolien und in der nachfolgenden Emiratszeit, in...

Kalila und Dimna

Ibn al-Muqaffas Fabelbuch in einer mittelalterlichen Bilderhandschrift

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Die berühmte, ursprünglich aus Indien stammende und in alle Kultursprachen des Vorderen Orients und Europas...

Geometrische Bauornamente der Seldschuken in Kleinasien

This publication deals with geometrical designs on Saljuq buildings in Anatolia (Turkey). The Golden Age of Saljuq rule in Anatolia lasted from the end of the 12th until the...

A Classical Revival in Islamic Architecture

The Madrasah al-Shu’aybiyah in Aleppo, erected in 545/1150 by Nur al-Din Mahmud, is an Islamic building in which antique forms are reused. Starting from this building the author...