Art of IslamThe whole scope of Islamic art is discussed within its historical context, with illustrations of building complexes, ceramics, miniature paintings and other objects. |
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1817 LIBRARIES Abbasid al-Mansur Albert Museum Aleppo Allah Almohad Arabs ARCHITECTURAL ORNAMENTATION artists Baghdad blue bronze building built Buwaihids Cairo caliph carpets carving ceramic CHIGAN Chinese colors Cordova Damascus decoration dome dynasty Earthenware Egypt Eleventh century example Fatimid fourteenth century fragments Fustat glaze height imitation influence inner court interior Isfahan Islamic art Istanbul iwan Iznik Kashan Konya Koran Kufah Kufic Leaf London Louvre luster madrasah Mamluk Masjid-i mausoleum Mecca Mehmed MICHIGAN mihrab minaret Miniature painting Mogul Mongol mosaics mosque Mosul motifs Muhammad Muslim Naskhi Ninth century Nishapur numerous Nur ad-Din Ottoman palace Paris patterns period Persia porcelain pottery Raqqah Rayy Safavid Salah ad-Din Samarkand Samarra Sassanian script Shah silk sixteenth century so-called stalactite stucco style Sultan Syria Tabriz technique TEXTILES thirteenth century tiles Timurid tomb Topkapı Sarayı Museum towers Tulunid Turkish twelfth century Umayyad UNIVE Victoria & Albert walls ware او به که