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Islamic Art

Islamic Art

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Introduction to Islamic Art

• Islamic Art
• Islamic Architecture
• Islamic Glass Making
• Islamic Calligraphy
• Islamic Book Painting
• Islamic Ceramics

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Key terms
• arabesque a repetitive, stylized pattern based on a geometrical floral or vegetal design.
• calligraphy The art of writing letters and words with decorative strokes.
• ceramics Inorganic, nonmetallic solids prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Most common ceramics are
crystalline and the earliest uses of ceramics were in pottery.
• glassmaking The craft or industry of producing glass
• glaze the vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain, or a transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint
• Hispano-Moresque style A style of Islamic pottery created in Al-Andaluz, or Muslim Spain, which continued to be produced
under Christian rule in styles that blended Islamic and European elements.
• idolatry The worship of idols.
• illuminated manuscripts A book in which the text issupplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials,
borders(marginalia), and miniature illustrations.
• kufic script The earliest form of Arabic calligraphy, noted for its angular form.
• Lusterware A type of pottery or porcelain having an iridescent metallic glaze.
• luxury arts Highly decorative goods made of precious materials for the wealthy classes.
• Maqamat The plural for Maqāma, an Arabic literary genre of rhymed prose with intervals of poetry that often ruminates on
spiritual topics.

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• mihrab a semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque, that indicates the qibla (direction of Mecca), and into which the imam prays
• minaret the tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer)
• miniature An illustration in an ancient or medieval illuminatedmanuscript.
• Mongols An umbrella term for a large group of Mongolic and Turkic tribes united under the rule of Genghis Khan in the 13th
century.
• monotheistic Believing in a single god, deity, spirit, etc., especially for an organized religion, faith, or creed.
• mosque A place of worship for Muslims, corresponding to a church or synagogue in other religions, often having at least one
minaret; a masjid.
• muraqqa an album in book form containing Islamic miniature paintings and specimens of Islamic calligraphy, normally from
several different sources, and perhaps other matter.
• Qu'ran The central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be the verbatim word of God (Arabic: ‫ا‬, Allah). It is widely
regarded as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language.

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Arabesque Inlays at the Mughal Agra Fort, India

Geometrical designs in repetition, know as Arabesque, are used in Islamic art to symbolize the transcendent, indivisible, and infinite nature of God.

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9th century Qur'an

This early Qur'an demonstrates the Kufic script, the earliest form of Arabic calligraphy noted for its angular form.

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The Court of Gayumars, from the Shahnameh of Shah Tahmasp, c. mid 1530s
Illuminated manuscripts of the Shahnameh were often commissioned by royal patrons.

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Mosque Lamp produced in Egypt, c. 1360

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10th Century Dish, East Persia or Central Asia

Islamic art has very notable achievements in ceramics, both in pottery and tiles for walls, which reached heights unmatched by other cultures.

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"The Luck of Edenhall," a 13th-century Syrian beaker, in England since the Middle Ages.
For most of the Middle Ages, Islamic glass was the most sophisticated in Eurasia, exported to both Europe and China.

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Interior view of The Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, 691.

The interior of The Dome of the Rock features many calligraphic inscriptions, from both the Qur'an and other sources, demonstrating the importance of
calligraphy in Islamic art and its use in several different medias.

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Mongol soldiers, in Jami al-Tawarikh by Rashid-al-Din Hamadani, 1305–1306

The Jāmiʿ al-tawārīkh is a work of literature and history, produced by the Mongol Ilkhanate in Persia. The breadth of the work has caused it to be called
"the first world history" and its lavish illustrations and calligraphy required the efforts of hundreds of scribes and artists.

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A Calligraphic Panel by Mustafa Râkim (late 18th - early 19th century) which reads: "God, there is no god
but He, the Lord of His prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and the Lord of all that has been created"
Islamic art has focused on the depiction of patterns and Arabic calligraphy, rather than on figures, because it is feared by many Muslims that the
depiction of the human form is idolatry.

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Imperial Mosque, Isfahan, Iran.

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Dome of the mihrab (9th century) in the Great Mosque of Kairouan, also known as the Mosque of Uqba, in
Kairouan, Tunisia
The Great Mosque of Kairouan (in Tunisia) is considered as the ancestor of all the mosques in the western Islamic world.

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The Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

The Blue Mosque represents the culmination of Ottoman construction with its numerous domes, slender minarets and overall harmony.

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