1970/01/01 by Christel Kessler · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · Mathematics · #Archaeology and Historical Studies #Eurasian Exchange Networks #Islamic Studies and History #Mosaic #Dome (geology) #Statement (logic) #Character (mathematics) #Documentation #History #Art #Archaeology #Geology #Philosophy #Computer science #Paleontology #Linguistics #Geometry #Mathematics
paper · doi:10.1017/s0035869x00127947
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The famous Kūfic inscription in the mosaics of the Dome of the Rock, which provides the building with a direct dating and an explicit message and which has been discussed for more than a century, once more claims our attention: a recent review of the mosaic decoration maintains that it has lost its original character during the latest restoration; that it has been “entirely redone” and has suffered corrections such as “adding alifs and diacritical points and signs wherever they appear to be missing”. No evidence is given for this disquieting news beyond the statement of a certain (or, as it seems, a rather uncertain) person; this inevitably provokes demand for further information, the more so as it is included in a book renowned for its reliable documentation.