User:Saifnasr25/Painting of the Six Kings/Bibliography

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Bibliography[edit]

Edit this section to compile the bibliography for your Wikipedia assignment. Add the name and/or notes about what each source covers, then use the "Cite" button to generate the citation for that source.

Cerulli, E. (1988). Ethiopia’s relations with the Muslim World . essay, University of California Press.

Source shows Muslim- Ethiopian relations

Drayson, E. (2006). Ways of seeing: The first medieval Islamic and Christian depictions of Roderick, last visigothic king of Spain. Al-Masāq, 18(2), 115–128. https://doi.org/10.1080/09503110600863443

Talks about inclusion of Roderic in painting

El-Cheikh, N. M. (1999). Muhammad and heraclius: A study in legitimacy. Studia Islamica, (89), 5. https://doi.org/10.2307/1596083

Talk about relationship between Romans and Arabs

Fowden, G. (2004). Quṣayr ʻamra art and the Umayyad elite in late antique syria. University of California Press.

Goes into great depth about the description of the Painting of Six Kings

Gibb, H. A. R. (2017). Arab-Byzantine relations under the Umayyad Caliphate. Arab-Byzantine Relations in Early Islamic Times, 65–79. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315262284-3

Goes into the nuances of Arab-Byzantine relations

Grabar, O. (1954). The Painting of the Six Kings at Quṣayr ’Amrah. Ars Orientalis, 1, 185–187.

Had a really good section on the different interpretations of the Painting of Six Kings

Grabar, O. (2023). Umayyad Palaces Reconsidered. Early Islamic Art, 650–1100, 187–212. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003418498-14

Gives great context about Qasr Amra

Hillenbrand, R. (1982). La Dolce Vita in early Islamic Syria: The evidence of later Umayyad palaces. s.n.

Gives great context about Qasr Amra
Talks about how Qasr Amra was built by al-Walid II

Kaegi, W. E. (1969). Initial byzantine reactions to the Arab conquest. Church History, 38(2), 139–149. https://doi.org/10.2307/3162702

Gives good background on Arab-Byzantine wars and their locations

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Outline of proposed changes[edit]

Outline

Lead
- make it flow better
Location and Origin
- Clean up and address the issue about who built Qasr Amra
Description
- Use Fowden Journal article to go deeper into analysis of painting
Interpreation
- Talk about meaning (meaning is very disputed)
- Talk about naming convention
- Talk about contact with other empires and civilizations