Islamic Art and Archaeology in Palestine

Myriam Rosen-Ayalon is Mayer Professor of Islamic Art and Archeology at Hebrew University in Jerusalem and one of the leading experts on the archaeology of the Islamic Middle East. She co-edited, with Sarah Milledge Nelson, the volume In Pursuit of Gender.

'This book presents the results of archaeological excavations and of principal monuments of Palestine. It traces the history of art of this region from the pre-Islamic period to the Ottoman period, providing evidence of its contribution to the Islamic civilization and art.' Archiscopie 'An invaluable presentation of an area of research still poorly understood...always presented in a fashion useful and amicable to students.' Historiens & Geographes 'An essential manual for those who want to study the Islamic period in Palestine.' Bulletin critique des Annales Islamologique 'An essential manual for those who want to study the Islamic period in Palestine. "" -Bulletin critique des Annales Islamologique 20 (2004) ""Interest in Islamic art and archaeology of Bilad-al-Sham has been increasing steadily over the past 20 years, but to date, no general work has appeared with a specific focus on Palestine, which has seen a great deal of this research activity. This new volume...intended by the author to present an overview of archaeological finds and the main monuments of Islamic Palestine, is therefore to be welcomed. [...] is a useful back ground work for undergraduate students inasmuch as it provides the most notable architectural and material culture features of Islamic Palestine.' Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research

• Chapter 1 The Pre-Islamic Period and the Beginnings of Islamic Occupation; Chapter 2 The Umayyad Period: Identity and Grandeur; Chapter 3 The Abbasid, Tulunid, and Fatimid Periods; Chapter 4 The Ayyubid and Mamluk Periods; Chapter 5 The Ottoman Period: An Art Turned Toward Istanbul; Chapter 6 The Post-Ottoman Era: Armenian Ceramics;