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Madinat Al-Zahra: The Radiant Capital of Islamic Spain

Name: Madinat Al-Zahra: The Radiant Capital of Islamic Spain
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Contributors:

Antonio Vallejo Triano (Editor), Eduardo Manzano Moreno (Editor)

Publisher:

Princeton University Press

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

History, Architecture, Art

Book Subcategory:

Europe, History, Art & Politics

Book Topic:

Spain, Medieval

Series:

Institute for the Study of the Ancient World Exhibition Catalogs

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Release Date:

2025-01-07

ISBN 13:

9780691267883

Weight:

2.75 lbs

Size:

10.63 x 9.29 x 1.02 inches

Pages:

272

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A beautifully illustrated exploration of the famed palace-city that was once the heart of Islamic Spain

Madinat al-Zahra, a tenth-century palace-city on the western outskirts of C?rdoba, Spain, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stands as a testament to the multicultural environment fostered by its founders. Built by ʿAbd al-Rahman III (r. 929-961), a member of the Umayyad dynasty and the first caliph of al-Andalus, the city symbolized the caliph's aspiration to rule over the Fatimid Caliphs of Ifriqiya in North Africa and the Abbasid Caliphs in Baghdad and was the site of vast cultural and artistic creation.

The companion volume to an exhibition at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, this book showcases the complex visual vocabulary of Madinat al-Zahra, which derived from diverse cultural traditions and was translated into new and unique architectural and material cultures. Thematic essays examine the history of the Islamic Caliphate in Muslim Iberia (al-Andalus), the cultural and artistic traditions of the time, and the resulting multicultural society, while shorter, object-focused chapters explore the variety of works found at the ancient site--from jewelry and ceramics to medical texts and epigraphic materials.

Contributors include Nour Ammari, Maribel Fierro Bello, Gerrit Bos, Roberta Casagrande-Kim, Patrice Cressier, Miquel Forcada, Teresa Garulo, Fabian K?s, Ana Labarta, Eduardo Manzano Moreno, Antonia Mart?nez N??ez, Jorge Elices Oc?n, Mariam Rosser-Owen, Irene Montilla Torres, Antonio Vallejo Triano, and Merc? Viladrich.

Distributed for the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University

Exhibition Schedule
Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York University
October 30, 2024-March 2, 2025

About the Author
Eduardo Manzano Moreno is research professor at the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient?ficas in Madrid. Antonio Vallejo Triano is curator of cultural heritage for the Junta de Andaluc?a and has served as the director of the archaeological site of Madinat al-Zahra since 1985.

Madinat Al-Zahra: The Radiant Capital of Islamic Spain

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