https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/files/original/7a55474e1ef50eb51147c3b4e8dc57e5.jpg 81fde2eec45ede64f469588ea8a70bc3 https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/files/original/f1daef7585b801454db260367af1a9d3.jpg d9dafdacad3bd4d6c69a3418c0f608b5 https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/files/original/bc67fd4fe174a628b5686e63e15bd207.jpg 54feb67cf1ccdc57d42ed54b1ac902c2 https://architectureandasceticism.exeter.ac.uk/files/original/02c0d7e70c25e5a70e9e0fd91e9da974.jpg 58f58879d5f375cd3e7f728458fbb0ba Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Syria 1962 Description An account of the resource These images were taken by John Ingham on a visit to Syria in 1962 and offered to the archive to enable a comparison of how the sites may have deteriorated over the 50 years since they were taken. This record is especially valuable as several of the buildings in this collection have now been destroyed by the so-called Islamic State. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Emma Loosley Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource John Ingham Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Metadata and all media released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA International licence unless otherwise indicated Type The nature or genre of the resource Architecture Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Umayyad Mosque Damascus Description An account of the resource The Umayyad Mosque of Damascus is the earliest Islamic monument still extant after the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem. As with the Dome of the Rock, the Mosque boasts a large volume of mosaic decoration of the highest quality that is believed to have been carried out by Byzantine artisans given the similarities of the technique and motifs with high-quality Byzantine commissions of the same era. The most notable difference is that there is a complete absence of figural imagery in the Islamic monuments. In the case of the Umayyad Mosque the decoration is particularly intriguing as it depicts a range of landscapes both urban and pastoral, all entirely without living creatures. This has led many commentators to argue that it represents a vision of paradise, with others arguing instead for an idealised representation of Damascus. Whether or not these interpretations are correct, the mosaicists appear familiar with Roman architecture, with porticoed late Roman villas appearing prominently in the decoration, meaning that the mosaics demonstrate a continuity with earlier artistic forms rather than a definitive break with the past. In many ways the decorative scheme is far more conservative than that of the Dome of the Rock, which predates is by over twenty years. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Emma Loosley Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1962-07-29 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource John Ingham Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Metadata and all media released under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA International licence unless otherwise indicated Type The nature or genre of the resource Mosaic 1962 Architecture Byzantine C7th-C8th Damascus Dome of the Rock Islam Jerusalem Mosaic Mosque Syria Umayyad Umayyad Mosque