CB= Course Bibliography; this is followed by the title of the sub-section in the bibliography- e.g. Umayyad Middle East- and then the titles of individual publications in abbreviated form (full citations in CB); ArchNet is a scholarly web site on Islamic Architecture
1. Introduction
Øaims of course
Øcourse logistics: syllabus, course texts, assignments, ArchNet
Øhistorical and thematic overview
Ødefinitions of Islamic art and architecture
Suggested Reading: •CB: Islamic A & A, History and Culture general: Grabar (1976): art of object; Blair and Bloom (2003): state of the question; Rabbat (2012): Islamic architecture state of the question
2. Arabia in the time of Mohammed: Intro. to Islam, Mohammed, the Qu'ran, belief and practice, Mecca, the Ka’ba, Medina, the house of the prophet, and the mosque
Required Reading: •Please re-read syllabus carefully; questions welcome •Ettinghausen et. al: Chapter 1, pp.2-8 and Chapter 2, 21-23 •CB Islamic A & A, History and Culture general: Hillenbrand (1985): the medieval mosque
Suggested Reading: •ArchNet: Mecca, Ka’ba, Medina, Hajj routes •CB Islamic A & A, History, Culture general: Bloom (1991): origins of minaret; Frishman and Al-Asad (1994): mosques: browse for pictures; Grabar, O. (1969): Mosque and Middle Eastern cities
3. Arabia in the time of Mohammed, cont.
Required Reading: See previous class
Suggested Reading: See previous class
7thcentury garrison towns: Kufa, Basra, Fustat, Kairoruan
Required Reading: •Ettinghausen et. al, Chapter 2, 21-23
Suggested Reading:•ArchNet: Kufa, Masjid al-Kufa (Kufa), Dar al-'Imara (Kufa), Basra, Fustat, 'Amr, Mosque of and Jami' 'Amr ibn al-'As (Fustat), Qairawan •CB Islamic A & A, History, Culture general: Behrens-Abouseif (1989), pp. 47-50: mosque of ‘Amr in Fustat; Loseby (2009): Mediterranean cities in Late Antiquity
4. Late Antique Visual Culture: The Roman and Sasanian empires: “the two eyes of the earth”
Required Reading: •CB: Late Antique A & A, History, Culture: Bowersock (1990): Hellenism in Islam and Gonosová (2000): lure of Sasanian
Suggested Reading: •ArchNet: Byzantine and Sasanian [to see sites from these periods, perform a search in the Research tab of Archnet, selecting the style name from the “Style/period” filter list] •CB Late Antique A & A, History, Culture: Bier (1993): Sasanian palaces impact on Islam; Curcic (1993): Late Antique palaces and urban context; Drijvers (2009) Rome and Sasanid Empire; Elsner (1998): issues of style; King: Islam and iconoclasm; Marsham (2009): caliphate and Late Antiquity; Papaioannou (2009): “Byzantine” Late Antiquity •CB Islamic A & A, History and Culture general: Dodd (1969); Maguire (1993): art of court
5. Late Antique Visual Culture: The Roman and Sasanian empires: “the two eyes of the earth, cont”
Required Reading: See previous class
Suggested Reading: See previous class
6. The Caliph and God: Umayyad Jerusalem and Damascus
Required Reading: •Ettinghausen et. al Prologue Part I: "Historical ad Cultural Setting" (bkgrd), Chapter 2, pp. 15-29, 59-62 (architectural decoration)
Suggested Reading:•ArchNet: Building Styles: Umayyad, Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem Great Mosque of Damascus, Syria •CB Umayyad Middle East: Brisch (1988): mosaics Great Mosque D.; Grabar (1959): D of the Rock; Grabar (1996), pp. 21-51: formation Islamic Jerusalem, pp. 52-116: D of the Rock, pp. 117-134 Jerusalem Haram and its monuments; Grabar (2006): D of the Rock- browse for pictures; Rabbat (1989): D of the Rock; Grafman and Rosen-Ayalon (1999): Umayyad Al-Aqsa mosque and Great Mosque D. •CB Late Antique A & A, History, Culture: Marsham (2009): caliphate and Late Antiquity •CB Islamic A & A, history and culture general: Bloom (1991): origin of minaret; Dodd (1969): image of the word; Grabar, O. (2001): Art & Architecture and Qur'an; Schimmel and Rivolta (1992): art of calligraphy
7. The Caliph and God: Umayyad Jerusalem and Damascus, cont.
Required Reading: See previous class
Suggested Reading: See previous class
*Bibliographical Essay 1 due: Umayyad Religious Architecture and the City
8. Power and Leisure: Umayyad “desert” palaces and retreats
Required Reading: •Ettinghausen et. al Chapter 2, pp. 36-51 and 59-62 (architectural decoration)
Suggested Reading: •ArchNet: Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi (aka Qasr al-Hayr East) Syria; Qasr al-Kharana, El Azraq , Jordan; Khirbat al-Mafjar, Palestine, Qasr al-Mshatta, (aka Mshatta or Mushatta), Jordan, Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi (aka Qasr al-Hayr West), Syria, Qusayr 'Amra, Jordan, Al-Anjar, Lebanon •CB Umayyad Middle East: Bacharach (1996) patronage; Grabar (1993): palaces; Hillenbrand (1982): Dolce Vita and palaces •CB Late Antique A & A, History, Culture: Marsham (2009): caliphate and Late Antiquity •CB Islamic A & A, History and Culture general: Golombek (1988) use of textiles; Grabar (1987), pp. 133-169: art of court; Maguire (1993): art of court; Necipologu (1993): Islamic palaces
9. Power and Leisure: Umayyad “desert” palaces and retreats, cont.
Required Reading: See previous class
Suggested Reading: See previous class
* Bibliographical Essay 2 Due: Umayyad “desert” palaces and retreats
10. Abbasid Caliphs: Palace-Cities and Mosques, c. 750-850
Required Reading:•Ettinghausen et. al Prologue Part I: "Historical ad Cultural Setting" (bkgrd) and Chapter 2, pp. 28-31 and 51-59
Suggested Reading: •ArchNet Abbasid (in time line); Al-Mansurs Round City, Baghdad; Jawsaq al-Khaqani Palace, Samarra; Great Mosque of al-Mutawakkil, Samarra; Mosque of Abu Dulaf, Samarra; Ziyada; Qubba al-Sulaibiyya, Samarra;
•CB Abbasid: Northedge (1981) and (1993): Samarra; Haase (2007): Abbasid stucco decoration •CB Islamic A & A, History and Culture general: Bloom (1991): origin of minaret; Bloom (1993): domes and iconography of height; Golombek (1988) use of textiles; Grabar (1987), pp. 133-169: art of court; Maguire (1993): art of court
11. Abbasid Caliphs: Palace-Cities and Mosques, c. 750-850, cont.
Required Reading: See previous class
Suggested Reading: See previous class
12. Abbasid Emirs, Power, Religion and Architecture, 9th–11th centuries: al-Fustat, Kairouan and Eastern Islamic lands
Required Reading: •Ettinghausen et. al, 30-36 and 104-116
Suggested Reading: •CB Islamic A & A, History and Culture general: Behrens-Abouseif (1989), pp.51-57: Ibn Tulun Mosque
Discussion of presentation- please come having read guidelines
13. Abbasid Emirs, Power, Religion and Architecture, 9th–11th centuries: al-Fustat, Kairouan and Eastern Islamic lands, cont.
Required Reading: See previous class
Suggested Reading: See previous class
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14. The Art of the Object: Umayyad and Abbasid
Required Reading: •Ettinghausen et. al 65-79 and 117-130
Suggested Reading: •CB Islamic A & A, History and Culture general: Golombek (1988) use of textiles; Grabar (1987), pp. 133-169: art of court; Grube (1965), pp. 209-215: Abbasid pottery; Jenkins (1983), pp. 1-12: pottery 7th-10th century; Jenkins (1986): glass 7th-10th century; Maguire (1993): art of court; Schimmel and Rivolta (1992): art of calligraphy CB Islamic East: Allan (1988)
15. The Art of the Object: Umayyad and Abbasid, cont.
Required Reading: See previous class
Suggested Reading: See previous class
Discussion of Term paper- please come having read guidelines
16. Umayyad cities and palace-cities in of Al-Andalus: Cordoba and Madinat- al Zhara
Required Reading: •Ettinghausen et. al Prologue Part I: "Historical ad Cultural Setting" (bkgrd) and Chapter 3, pp. 80-91
Suggested Reading: •CB: Islamic West: Al Andalus (1992), cat. #s 34-40: sculpted architectural elements; Art of Medieval Spain (1993), cat. #s 30-33, 35, 36: sculpted architectural elements; Dodds (1993): Islam Christianity and problem of religious Art; Grabar (1992): intro first 4 centuries Islamic Spain; Jenkins (1993) Al-Andalus: Crucible of Mediterranean; Khoury, N.N. (1993): Great Mosque Cordova meaning; Vallejo Triano (1992): Madinat al-Zahrā’ and caliphal power
17. Umayyad cities and palace-cities in of Al-Andalus: Cordoba and Madinat- al Zhara, cont.
Required Reading: See previous class
Suggested Reading: See previous class
TERM PAPER ABSTRACT DUE
18. Luxury objects of Al Andalus: 10th and 11th centuries
Required Reading: •Ettinghausen et. al Chapter 3, pp. 91-101 •CB Islamic West: Holod (1992): Luxury Arts Caliphal Period
Suggested Reading: •CB Islamic West: Al Andalus (1992), cat. #s 1-7, 9,10, 12-16, 20-33, 43 and 49: ivories, metalwork, textiles, ceramics, and carved stone basins; Art of Medieval Spain (1993), cat. #s 34, 38a-53: carved stone basins, ivory, metalwork and ceramics; Dodds (1993): Islam Christianity and problem of religious Art; Grabar (1992): intro first 4 centuries Islamic Spain; Holod (1992): Luxury Arts Caliphal Period; Jenkins (1993) Al-Andalus: Crucible of Mediterranean; Rosseló Bordoy, G. (1992) Ceramics; Prado-Vilar (1997): interpretation of the pyxis of al-Mughira •CB Islamic A & A, History and Culture general: Golombek (1988) use of textiles; Grabar (1987), pp. 133-169: art of court; Maguire (1993): art of court; Schimmel and Rivolta (1992): art of calligraphy
19. Luxury objects of Al Andalus: 10th and 11th centuries, cont.
Required Reading: See previous class
Suggested Reading: See previous class
Bibliographical Essay 3 Due: luxury arts of Al-Andalus
20. The Victorious Caliphate, the Sh’ia Empire of the Fatimids, 910-1171: Architecture of cities and mosques
Required Reading: •Ettinghausen et. al Prologue Part II: "Historical ad Cultural Setting" (bkgrd) and Ch. 6, pp. 184-200
Suggested Reading:CB Fatimid: Behrens-Abouseif (1989), pp. 58-77: Fatimid architecture; Bloom (1983): mosque of al-Hakim; Bloom, J. (2008): Fatimid Cairo; Grabar (1999): Shi’a element Fatimid art; Williams (1983): 37-52: cult of Alid saints and Mosque of al-Aqmar
21. The Victorious Caliphate, the Sh’ia Empire of the Fatimids, 910-1171: Architecture of cities and mosques, cont.
Required Reading: See previous class
Suggested Reading: See previous class
**Bibliographical Essay 4 Due: Fatimid mosques
22. The Victorious Caliphate, the Sh’ia Empire of the Fatimids, 910-1171: The Art of the Object
Required Reading: •Ettinghausen et. al, Ch. 6, pp. 200-215
Suggested Reading:•CB Fatimid: Bloom (1985): origins Fatimid art; Bloom, J. (2008): Fatimid Cairo; Ettinghausen (1942): Fatimid painting; Grabar (1969): subject matter Fatimid art; Grabar (1977): Fatimid art in context of Islamic art; Jenkins, M. (1968): Fatimid pottery •CB Islamic A & A, History and Culture general: Behrens-Abouseif (1989), Ch. 5: Fatimid Cairo; Golombek (1988) use of textiles
23. The Victorious Caliphate, the Sh’ia Empire of the Fatimids, 910-1171: The Art of the Object, cont.
Required Reading: See previous class
Suggested Reading: See previous class
24. PRESENTATIONS
25. PRESENTATIONS
26. (potentially) The Rise of Turkish Power, the Great Saljuks and their successors: Architecture overview: Eastern Islamic lands, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Anatolia
Required Reading: •Ettinghausen et. al, Prologue Part II, Ch. 5, 138-165 and Ch.6 215-243
27. (potentially) The Rise of Turkish Power, the Great Saljuks and their successors: Architecture overview: Eastern Islamic lands, Syria, Egypt, Iraq, Anatolia, cont. / The Art of the Object
Required Reading: •Ettinghausen et. al, Prologue Part II, Ch. 5, 138-165-180 and Ch.6 215-243-257
28. LOOSE ENDS / REVIEW FOR FINAL
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