Qusayr AmraArt and the Umayyad Elite in Late Antique Syria

List of Maps and Illustrations Abbreviations Preface 1. Musil's Fairy-Tale Castle 2. Luxuries of the Bath 3. The Hunt 4. "O God, Bless the Amir" 5. The Princely Patron 6. Maintaining the Dynasty 7. The Six Kings 8. A Captive Sasanian Princess 9. Qusayr 'Amar Contextualized 10. Umayyad Self-Representation Appendix: The Value of Arabic Literary Sources Bibliography Index