Qusayr  'Amra
Subtitle: Art and the Umayyad Elite in Late Antique Syria (Transformation of the Classical Heritage)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: September 20, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 419
ISBN-13: 9780520236653
Subjects: History Of Art / Art & Design Styles; The Arts: General Issues; Mural painting and decoration, Umayyad; History and criticism; Techniques - General; Art & Art Instruction; History; Mural painting and decoration,; History: World; Ancient World; Syria; Ancient - General; Middle East - General; History / Ancient / General; Qusayr Amrah (Jordan : Dwelli; Arabic poetry; 622-750; Foreign influences; Jordan
First sentence: Early in the morning of 8 June 1898, the members of the beduin raiding party rose in silence and made ready.