Historical Topography of Samarra
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Historical Topography of Samarra by A Northedge
This is the first fundamentally new work to come out in half a century on one of the world's most famous Islamic archaeological sites: Samarra, in Iraq. This capital of the Abbasid caliphs in the 9th century is not only one of the largest urban sites worldwide, but also gives us the essence of what the physical appearance of the caliphate was like, for early Baghdad is long lost. Northedge sets out to explain the history and development of this enormous site, 45 km long, using both archaeological and textual sources to weave a new interpretation of how the city worked: its four caliphal palaces, four Friday mosques, cantonments for the military and for the palace servants, houses for the men of state and generals.
Alastair Northedge is Professor of Islamic Art and Archaeology at the University de Paris 1. He has worked in Syria, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan, and conducted projects at Amman in Jordan, and Ana in Iraq, in addition to Samarra. He is author of Studies on Roman and Islamic Amman, and joint author of Excavations at Ana, with Andrina Bamber and Michael Roaf.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780903472227 |
| ISBN 10 | 0903472228 |
| Title | Historical Topography of Samarra |
| Author | A Northedge |
| Series | Samarra Studies |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | British Institute for the Study of Iraq (Gertrude Bell Memorial) |
| Year published | 2008-02-15 |
| Number of pages | 426 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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