Islamic Art & Architecture1967 |
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... courtyard wall . Most of the mosques erected by the Umayyads , both in the East and in the West , correspond to the ... courtyard , and was only later given the great pillared hall with its open courtyard ( plate 1b ) , so im- pressive ...
... courtyard wall . Most of the mosques erected by the Umayyads , both in the East and in the West , correspond to the ... courtyard , and was only later given the great pillared hall with its open courtyard ( plate 1b ) , so im- pressive ...
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... courtyard ; as a pilgrimage centre it had great influence on further developments . In Damascus itself the Umayyad mosque grew from the Church of St John , which at first the Muslims simply shared with the Christians . In 705 it was ...
... courtyard ; as a pilgrimage centre it had great influence on further developments . In Damascus itself the Umayyad mosque grew from the Church of St John , which at first the Muslims simply shared with the Christians . In 705 it was ...
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... courtyard . Downstairs the reception room ( mandara ) lay along the courtyard . The qa'a consisted of three parts , the central one generally deeper than the side iwan , and usually with a water basin and fountain . It was generally ...
... courtyard . Downstairs the reception room ( mandara ) lay along the courtyard . The qa'a consisted of three parts , the central one generally deeper than the side iwan , and usually with a water basin and fountain . It was generally ...
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LIST OF PLANS | 10 |
GLOSSARY | 18 |
ART UNDER THE ABBASIDS | 48 |
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14th century Abbasid Alhambra Almohad animal Arab arabesques arcades architecture artistic Asia Minor Baghdad Berlin brick bronze Brusa buildings built Cairo Caliph capital carving castle centre ceramic colour Cordova court courtyard craftsmen Damascus decoration designs dome chamber dynasty ed-din Egypt examples façade faience faience mosaic Fatimid friezes glazed gold Granada ground plan important Indian influence inlay inscriptions Isfahan Islamic art Islamic Museum iwan Konia Koran Kufic later lustre madrasah Mamluk marble mausolea mausoleum medallions Mesopotamia mihrab minaret Miniature Mongol monumental Moorish mosque Mosul motifs Mshatta Mughal Muslim Naskhi ornament Ottoman painting palace palmettes patterns period Persian Photo pillared hall plate pointed arches portal prayer niche production Qairawan qibla roof rooms rugs Safavid Samarqand Samarra sanctuary Sasanid script scrolls secular Seljuk Seville Shah silk so-called stalactite storeys stucco style Sultan survived Syria Tebriz technique tiles Timurid tion tomb towers town tradition Turkish Umayyad Umayyad mosque vaulting wall ware