FAH216H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Monastery Of San Miguel De Escalada, Morgan Beatus, Kufic
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Ivory casket of abd al-malik al-muzaffer, made in cordoba, 1004. Inscription: in floriated kufic: the beginning of ornamental trend in arabic inscriptions. Main inscription: may god grant him success . Abd al-malik, son of al-mansur, may god grant him success: made to celebrate abd al-malik"s conquest of leon. Santagio de compostela: destroyed by al-mansur in 987. Cordoba: muslim capital in spain since 711. For abbot victor of san miguel de escalada (monastery) Texts: beatus of liebana, apocalypse, and other commentaries on revelation. Iv st. matthew, the fatimid caliphate, 909-1171: like the umayyads in spain, fatimids competing and contemporary with the. People of the tradition follow sayings (hadith) and practices of mohammed. Ali killed in iraque, sons denied the succession. Believe muslim leaders are god"s reps on earth: the first 12 imams = descendants of ali the 12th will reappear in the future (messianic) Huge projecting portal facing the city: elaborate masonry patterns and stone sculptures.
