"Syria's monuments : their survival and destruction examines the fate of the various monuments in Syria (including present-day Lebanon, Jordan and Palestine/Israel) from Late Antiquity to the fall of the Ottoman Empire in the early 20th century. It examines travellers' accounts, mainly from the 17th to 19th centuries, which describe religious buildings and housing in numbers and quality unknown elsewhere. The book charts the reasons why monuments lived or died, varying from earthquakes and desertification to neglect and re-use, and sets the political and social context for the Empire's transformation toward a modern state, provoked by Western trade and example. An epilogue assesses the impact of the recent civil war on the state of the monuments, and strategies for their resurrection, with plentiful references and web links"-- Provided by publisher.
Title |
Syria's monuments : their survival and destruction / by Michael Greenhalgh. |
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Publisher |
Leiden Boston : Brill |
Creation Date |
[2017] |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 426-479) and index. |
Content |
Introduction. The extent of Syria Mapping Syria The Syria of yesterday -- 1. The state of Syria in recent centuries. Governance Earthquakes and disease Trade Circassians and other settlers amongst the monuments Nomadic Arabs Agriculture and desertification Conclusion : impact of Ottoman decline on antiquities -- 2. Travel throughout Syria. Where to go and how to get there Languages, dress and descriptions Scholars in the East The Bible as a guidebook Changing horizons meet the unchanging East Biblical monuments "identified" Other guidebooks : Baedeker, Cook & Murray Confected guidebooks : an example Travel then tourism : the agony and the ecstasy Taxes and robbery Profiteering sheikhs -- Haram/forbidden : access to Muslim sites Architectural quality : is Syria worth visiting? One-upmanship and verbal wars in travel narratives -- Modernisation changes travelling in the unchanging East Conclusion -- 3. The life and death of monuments Superstitions and monuments Treasure-hunting and locals' knowledge of the past Vandalism Roads milestones bridges Railways Aqueducts Temples Degradation Locals and antiquities Columns as structural tie-bars Mosaics and veneers Quarries and marble Re-use Ancient towns and villages and their houses. 4. The seabord : harbours and ports north to south. Iskenderun Seleucia Pieria Lattakia Banias Tortosa/Tartus & Ruad Tripoli Byblos Beirut Sidon Sarepta Tyre Acre Haifa Caesarea Jaffa Ascalon Gaza -- 5. Aleppo and the north. Aleppo Antioch Cyrrhus & Menbij Dead cities Apamea & Qalaat Mudiq Deir Semaan & Saint Simeon Hama & Homs Qasr Ibn Wardan Hosn Suleiman -- 6. Damascus and the centre. Damascus Baalbek Palmyra Anjar, Medjel Anjar & the nearby temple -- 7. Bosra and the south. Bosra Hauran Shahba Slim, Hit, Atil Suweida Qanawat Salkhad Deraa Ledja Ezraa Burak & Mismiye Bashan Jaulan / Golan Heights Counting the settlements -- 8. West of the River Jordan. Samaria, Janin, Capernaum Jerusalem Herodium Jericho & Hebron Tiberias Beisan Beth Shean / Scythopolis -- 9. East of the River Jordan. Irbid Pella Yajuz Mmm al-Jimal Gadara Difficult sites Jerash, Amman, & Petra Jerash Amman Um rasas Iraq al-Amir Madaba Petra -- 10. Fortresses Roman, Muslim, Crusader. Building and rebuilding "Crusader" fortresses Saphet Shaizar Athlit Kerak Krak des Chevaliers Desert castles Qasr el-Hallabat Mschatta and nearby antiquities Qasr al-Heir west Qasr al-Heir east Roman fortresses Qasr el-Abyad Qasr el-Bai'j Masada and its siege camps -- 11. Mayhem : archaeology, museums and mandates. Archaeology Digging in Palestine Filling western museums The First World War and the French mandates Conclusion. Epilogue : the monuments of Syria in 2016. Syria : timelines History of archaeology and travel in Syria Recent political/military developments in the region, and their sources Websites detailing Syria's monuments Damaged sites, monuments and museums Photographic evidence of destruction in Syria Guides/surveys of monuments and regions Computer reconstructions Conclusion : warning about "restoration". |
Series |
Heritage and identity : issues in cultural heritage protection, 2211-7369 volume 5 |
Extent |
vii, 489 pages : illustrations, maps 25 cm. |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
990039477120205171 |
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