A goal of this book, the first publication in over forty years to study
the art and architecture of al-Andalus in depth, is to reveal the value
of these arts as part of an autonomous culture and also as a presence
with deep significance for both Europe and the Islamic world. Toward
this end, twenty-four international scholars have contributed a
wide-ranging series of essays and catalogue entries in which the art,
architecture, and cultural climate of al-Andalus are approached from a
broad variety of perspectives. A significant achievement of this volume,
in fact, is that it brings together American and European scholars, two
groups that until now have worked largely in isolation from each other.
Most of the art and architecture that remains from Islamic Spain was
produced for palatine settings and aristocratic patrons; representing,
as these works do, almost eight centuries of history, they issue from
diverse rules and traditions. The lavishly illustrated essays and
catalogue entries present the full spectrum of the art of al-Andalus:
intricately carved ivories, metalwork, and ceramics, luxurious textiles,
jewelry, arms, marble capitals, stucco panels, and tiles, as well as
major monuments of religious and secular architecture such as the Great
Mosque of Córdoba, the palace city of Madinat al-Zahra, and the
Alhambra. The texts unfold chronologically to trace the brilliant
architecture and courtly arts of the Umayyad caliphate, the refined and
original accomplishments of the succeeding Taifa kingdoms, the more
rigorous contributions of the Almoravids and Almohads who followed, and,
finally, the opulent palaces and objects created for the Nasrids of
Granada, the last Muslim dynasty in Spain.
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