Ayyubid Metalwork with Christian Images

Eva Baer, Ph.D., Full Professor Emeritus - Islamic Art, The Yolanda and David Katz Faculty of the Arts, Department of Art History, Tel Aviv University.

• AcknowledgementsList of IllustrationsI. Islamic Lands in the Late Ayyubid PeriodII. The ArtifactsIII. Christian Imagery: Its Models and MeaningNew Testament ScenesSacred and Ecclesiastical ImagesThe Brasses in Their Cultural ContextBibliographyIndexPlates 1-128

"...a milestone in the study of Islamic metalwork." - J. Allan, in: JRAS, 1991"A good bibliography, sharp illustrations and lucid analysis are among the book's strong points." - Omar Khalidi, in: Muslim World Book Review, 1995