A medieval Islamic city reconsidered : an interdisciplinary approach to Samarra

Körperschaft: University of Oxford. Faculty of Oriental Studies. Board
Weitere Verfasser: Robinson, Chase F.
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Umfang/Format: 206 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 26 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Oxford studies in Islamic art ; 14
ISBN: 0197280242
Online-Zugang: Table of contents
Publisher description
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Samarra in ninth-century Arabic letters / Julia Bray
  • Palaces of the Abbasids at Samarra / Alastair Northedge
  • Palace-complex as emblem. Some Samarran Qaṣīdas / Julie Scott-Meisami
  • Fixtures and fittings / Marcus Milwright
  • Samarran tiles / James Allan
  • Commanders of the Samarran Turkish military / Matthew Gordon
  • Notes on the mint at Samarra / W. Luke Treadwell
  • Form of the military cantonments at Samarra / Derek Kennett
  • Feeding the army / Jeremy Johns.