{\rtf1\fbidis\ansi\ansicpg1252\deff0\deflang2057{\fonttbl{\f0\fswiss\fprq2\fcharset0 Calibri;}}\viewkind4\uc1\pard\ltrpar\f0\fs22 List of Figures \parList of Tables \parList of Maps \parList of Plans \parAbbreviations \par1. Introduction \par1.1 The Main Objectives and Scope of the Research \par1.1.1 The Geographical and Chronological Scopes of the Research \par1.1.2 The Structure of the Book and Its Reasoning \par1.2 The State of Research \par1.

2.1 Research Pertaining to the Transition from Byzantine to Islamic Rule \par1.2.2 Research of Glass Finds from the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods \par2. The Historical Setting of Jerusalem and Its Environs in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods \par2.1 Early Developments \par2.1.1 Christianity Gaining Recognition \par2.

1.2 Theological Controversies and Church Politics \par2.1.3 The Jews and the Temple Mount \par2.2 Establishing Christian Eminence \par2.2.1 Sacred Sites and Churches \par2.2.

2 Early Pilgrimage and Monasticism \par2.2.3 Founding Traditions of Sacredness and Memorial \par2.2.4 A Thriving, Cosmopolitan, Predominately-Christian City \par2.2.5 Prosperity and Urban Development \par2.2.

6 Extra-Mural Expansion \par2.2.7 The Agricultural Hinterland \par2.3 Under Persian Occupation \par2.3.1 The Final Years of Byzantine Rule \par2.4 The Arab Conquest \par2.4.

1 The Occupation of Jerusalem \par2.5 Under the Umayyad Caliphate \par2.5.1 A New Islamic Center \par2.5.2 Jerusalem\rquote s Urban Zoning \par2.6 Christians and Jews under Muslim Rule \par2.7 Under the Abbasid Dynasty and Beyond \par2.

8 Continuity of Christian Life in Jerusalem during the Early Islamic Period \par2.9 Epilogue \par3. Typological-Chronological Study of the Glass Products from the Mid-Fifth to the Eighth Centuries \par3.1 Introduction and Methodology \par3.1.1 Introduction \par3.1.2 Methodological Annotations and Considerations \par3.

2 Typological-Chronological Study of the Glass Vessels \par3.2.1 Bowls \par3.2.2 Wineglasses \par3.2.3 Jars \par3.2.

4 Bottles \par3.2.5 Jugs \par3.2.6 Lamps \par3.3 Typological-Chronological Study of the Major Decoration Schemes \par3.3.1 Mold-Blown Decoration \par3.

3.2 Trail Decoration \par3.3.3 Pinched Decoration \par3.3.4 Tonged Decoration \par3.3.5 Stain-Painted Decoration \par3.

3.6 Mosaic Glass \par3.3.7 Marvered Decoration \par3.4 Typological-Chronological Study of Exceptional Vessels and Artifacts \par3.4.1 Goblets \par3.4.

2 Decorated Vessels \par3.4.3 Exceptional Vessels \par3.4.4 Artifacts \par3.5 Typological-Chronological Study of Architecture-Associated Glass Products \par3.5.1 Windowpanes \par3.

5.2 Tesserae and Tiles \par4. Illumination Schemes in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods \par4.1 Lighting and Glass Lighting Devices \par4.1.1 Lighting Devices in the Byzantine Realm \par4.1.2 Lighting Devices in the Islamic Realm \par4.

1.3 Lighting in Religious Public Buildings in Jerusalem in the Byzantine and Early Islamic Periods \par4.2 Windows and Glass Windowpanes \par4.2.1 Windows and Windowpanes in the Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Realms \par4.2.2 Manufacture and Trade of Glass Windowpanes \par5. Newly Studied Glass Finds from Archaeological Excavations in Jerusalem and Its Environs \par5.

1 Monastery North of Damascus Gate \par5.1.1 The Site and the Finds \par5.1.2 Summary and Discussion \par5.2 Residential and Commercial Complex in the Mamilla Area \par5.2.1 The Site and the Finds \par5.

2.2 Summary and Discussion \par5.3 Structures at the Teddy Kollek Park Compound \par5.3.1 The Site and the Finds \par5.3.2 Summary and Discussion \par5.4 Residential Quarter on the City of David Spur (Giv\lquote ati Car Park) \par5.

4.1 The Site and the Finds \par5.4.2 Summary and Discussion \par5.5 Monastery on Mount Scopus \par5.5.1 The Site and the Finds \par5.5.

2 Summary and Discussion \par5.6 Monastery in the Kidron Valley \par5.6.1 The Site and the Finds \par5.6.2 Summary and Discussion \par5.7 Monastery at Umm Tuba \par5.7.

1 The Site and the Finds \par5.7.2 Summary and Discussion \par5.8 The Kathisma Church Complex \par5.8.1 The Site and the Finds \par5.8.2 Summary and Discussion \par5.

9 Installations at Bet Ha-Kerem \par5.9.1 The Site and the Finds \par5.9.2 Summary and Discussion \par5.10 Farmstead at Bet Zayit \par5.10.1 The Site and the Finds \par5.

10.2 Summary and Discussion \par6. Published Glass Finds from Archaeological Excavations in Jerusalem and Its Environs \par6.1 Farmstead at Khirbat Adasa \par6.2 Farmstead at Ras Abu Ma\lquote aruf \par6.3 Farmstead and Monastery at Deir Ghazali \par6.4 Structures North of Damascus Gate \par6.5 \lquote House of the Menorot\rquote Southwest of the Temple Mount \par6.

6 City of David Spur: Areas G, H, K \par6.7 City of David Spur: Area M1 \par6.8 Monastery at Khirbat Tabaliya \par6.9 Monastery at Khirbat Siyar el-Ghanam \par6.10 Monastic Complex at the Compound of the Jerusalem International Convention Center \par6.11 Churches at En Kerem \par6.12 Tombs and Burial Caves \par7. Synthesis \par7.

1 The Nature of the Glass Corpus from the Mid-Fifth to the Eighth Centuries \par7.1.1 Roman Traditions \par7.1.2 Byzantine-Natured Trends: Form and Function \par7.1.3 Continuity and Innovation \par7.1.

4 Fabric, Color and Decoration \par7.1.5 Change and Innovation \par7.1.6 Production of Raw Glass and Vessel Glass \par7.1.7 Affinities and Diversities \par7.2 The Jerusalem Glass Corpus: Constructing Typologies, Establishing Chronologies \par7.

2.1 The Glass Vessels \par7.2.2 Major Decoration Schemes \par7.2.3 Exceptional Vessels and Artifacts \par7.2.4 Architecture-Associated Glass Products \par7.

2.5 Glass Production in Jerusalem \par7.3 The Jerusalem Glass Corpus in Consideration of Contemporaneous Glass Assemblages from Caesarea Maritima, Bet She\rquote an and Ramla \par7.3.1 Considering Glass Assemblages from Caesarea Maritima, Bet She\rquote an and Ramla \par7.3.2 Evaluating the Glass Assemblages \par7.3.

3 Distinguishing Similarities in Diverse Settings \par7.4 Settlement and Religious-Ethnic Contexts \par7.4.1 Correlation of Glass Vessel-Types and Settlement Categories \par7.4.2 Glass Vessels and Artifacts as Markers of Religious-Ethnic Affiliation \par7.5 Trends of Continuity and Their Historical and Cultural Significance \par7.5.

1 Continuity in Material Culture through Political Transformations \par7.5.2 Continuity of Christian Life in Jerusalem and Its Environs \par8. Conclusions \parReferences \par\lang1033\b\par}.