The Minbar of Saladin : Reconstructing A Jewel of Islamic Art / edited by Lynette Singer
Publisher: New York : Thames & Hudson, 2008Copyright date: ©2008Description: 206 pages : Illustrations (some colours), maps, plans ; 29 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780500238431 (Hardback)
- NA5978.J53 M56
| Item type | Current library | Shelving location | Call number | Copy number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal Donated Collection (KWP) - 1st floor | Universiti Islam Sultan Sharif Ali | First Floor (Gadong Campus) | (KWP23) NA5978.J53 M56 2008 c.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | Donated by Yang Mulia Dato Seri Setia Dr. Haji Norarfan bin Hj Zainal | 1010037657 |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
This is the remarkable story of one of the masterpieces of Islamic art, the Minbar of Saladin. Made in the middle of the 12th century, this wooden pulpit, perhaps the finest ever seen, stood eight hundred years until it was Jerusalem for some eight hundred years until it was burned down in 1969 by a tourist claiming to be acting on orders from God. Its loss to the Muslim world was immense, and so the decision was taken by the mosque's guardians, the Jordanian royal family, to rebuild it.
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