Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: The Mosaics of the Holy Land in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Mosaics in the Hellenistic and Early Roman Periods
Chapter 2: The Mosaics of the Late Roman Period
Part II: The Mosaics of the Holy Land in the Byzantine Period
Introduction
Chapter 3: The Compositional Trends in Floor Mosaics of the Byzantine Period
Chapter 4: The Stylistic Developments of Byzantine Mosaics
Chapter 5: The Church as the Heir of the Tabernacle and Solomon’s Temple
Chapter 6: The Synagogue as a “Lesser Temple”
Chapter 7: Samaritan Self-Determination
Chapter 8: The Mosaics in Secular Buildings
Part III: Mosaics of the Holy Land from the Muslim Conquest to the End of the Eighth Century
Introduction
Chapter 9: Church Mosaics
Chapter 10: Synagogue Mosaics
Chapter 11: Mosaics Under Muslim Patronage
Chapter 12: The Defacement of Images
Summary
List of Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index