Yahya Ibn al-Wasiti THE MAQAMAT OF AL-HARIRI From Baghdad, Iraq. 1237 Yahya Ibn al-Wasiti THE MAQAMAT OF AL-HARIRI From Baghdad, Iraq. 1237. Ink, pigments, and gold on paper, 13-3/4" × 10-1/4" (35 × 25 cm). Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. Arabic MS. 5847, fol. 18v [Fig. 09-01] Yahya Ibn al-Wasiti THE MAQAMAT OF AL-HARIRI From Baghdad, Iraq. 1237. Ink, pigments, and gold on paper, 13-3/4" × 10-1/4" (35 × 25 cm). Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris. Arabic MS. 5847, fol. 18v [Fig. 09-01]

THE KAABA, MECCA [Fig. 09-02] THE KAABA, MECCA [Fig. 09-02]

THE ISLAMIC WORLD [Map 09-01]

TECHNIQUE: Ornament ablaq masonry

TECHNIQUE: Ornament cut tile

TECHNIQUE: Ornament muqarna

TECHNIQUE: Ornament wooden strapwork

TECHNIQUE: Ornament mosaic

TECHNIQUE: Ornament water

TECHNIQUE: Ornament chini khana

EXTERIOR VIEW (A) AND CUTAWAY DRAWING (B) OF THE DOME OF THE ROCK, JERUSALEM Israel. Begun 691. [Fig. 09-03a] EXTERIOR VIEW (A) AND CUTAWAY DRAWING (B) OF THE DOME OF THE ROCK, JERUSALEM Israel. Begun 691. [Fig. 09-03a]

EXTERIOR VIEW (A) AND CUTAWAY DRAWING (B) OF THE DOME OF THE ROCK, JERUSALEM Israel. Begun 691. [Fig. 09-03b] EXTERIOR VIEW (A) AND CUTAWAY DRAWING (B) OF THE DOME OF THE ROCK, JERUSALEM Israel. Begun 691. [Fig. 09-03b]

INTERIOR, DOME OF THE ROCK Israel. Begun 691. [Fig. 09-04]

THE GREAT MOSQUE, KAIROUAN Tunisia. 836-875. [Fig. 09-05]

PRAYER HALL, GREAT MOSQUE, CORDOBA Spain. Begun 785/786. [Fig. 09-06]

PLAN OF THE GREAT MOSQUE Begun 785/786. [Fig. 09-07]

DOME IN FRONT OF THE MIHRAB, GREAT MOSQUE 965. [Fig. 09-08]

ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE: Arches

MINBAR From the Kutubiya Mosque, Marrakesh, Morocco. 1125-1130 MINBAR From the Kutubiya Mosque, Marrakesh, Morocco. 1125-1130. Wood and ivory, 12'8" × 11'4" × 2'10" (3.86 × 3.46 × 0.87 m). Badi Palace Museum, Marrakesh. [Fig. 09-09] MINBAR From the Kutubiya Mosque, Marrakesh, Morocco. 1125-1130. Wood and ivory, 12'8" × 11'4" × 2'10" (3.86 × 3.46 × 0.87 m). Badi Palace Museum, Marrakesh. [Fig. 09-09]

PAGE FROM THE QUR'AN Surah 2:286 and title of surah 3 in Kufic script PAGE FROM THE QUR'AN Surah 2:286 and title of surah 3 in Kufic script. Syria. 9th century. Black ink, pigments, and gold on vellum, 8-3/8" × 11-1/8" (21.8 × 29.2 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1937. (37.99.2) [Fig. 09-10] PAGE FROM THE QUR'AN Surah 2:286 and title of surah 3 in Kufic script. Syria. 9th century. Black ink, pigments, and gold on vellum, 8-3/8" × 11-1/8" (21.8 × 29.2 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1937. (37.99.2) [Fig. 09-10]

PLATE WITH KUFIC BORDER From Khurasan. 10th-12th century PLATE WITH KUFIC BORDER From Khurasan. 10th-12th century. Earthenware with white and black slip, and lead glaze, diameter 14-1/2" (33.8 cm). Musée du Louvre, Paris. [Fig. 09-11] PLATE WITH KUFIC BORDER From Khurasan. 10th-12th century. Earthenware with white and black slip, and lead glaze, diameter 14-1/2" (33.8 cm). Musée du Louvre, Paris. [Fig. 09-11]

LUSTERWARE JAR Iraq. 10th century LUSTERWARE JAR Iraq. 10th century. Glazed earthenware with luster, 11-1/8" × 9-1/8" (28.2 × 23.2 cm). Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. [Fig. 09-12] LUSTERWARE JAR Iraq. 10th century. Glazed earthenware with luster, 11-1/8" × 9-1/8" (28.2 × 23.2 cm). Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. [Fig. 09-12]

PLAN (A) AND DRAWING OF EXTERIOR (B) OF THE SULTAN HASAN MADRASA-MAUSOLEUM-MOSQUE COMPLEX, CAIRO 1356-1363. [Fig. 09-13a] PLAN (A) AND DRAWING OF EXTERIOR (B) OF THE SULTAN HASAN MADRASA-MAUSOLEUM-MOSQUE COMPLEX, CAIRO 1356-1363. [Fig. 09-13a]

PLAN (A) AND DRAWING OF EXTERIOR (B) OF THE SULTAN HASAN MADRASA-MAUSOLEUM-MOSQUE COMPLEX, CAIRO 1356-1363. [Fig. 09-13b] PLAN (A) AND DRAWING OF EXTERIOR (B) OF THE SULTAN HASAN MADRASA-MAUSOLEUM-MOSQUE COMPLEX, CAIRO 1356-1363. [Fig. 09-13b]

QIBLA WALL WITH MIHRAB AND MINBAR Sultan Hasan Madrasa-Mausoleum-Mosque Complex, Cairo. 1356-1363. [Fig. 09-14] QIBLA WALL WITH MIHRAB AND MINBAR Sultan Hasan Madrasa-Mausoleum-Mosque Complex, Cairo. 1356-1363. [Fig. 09-14]

A CLOSER LOOK: A Mamluk Glass Oil Lamp by 'Ali ibn Muhammad al-Barmaki A CLOSER LOOK: A Mamluk Glass Oil Lamp by 'Ali ibn Muhammad al-Barmaki. Cairo, Egypt. c. 1329-1335. Blown glass, polychrome enamel, and gold. Diameter 9 3/8" (23.89 cm), height 14" (35.56 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. A CLOSER LOOK: A Mamluk Glass Oil Lamp by 'Ali ibn Muhammad al-Barmaki. Cairo, Egypt. c. 1329-1335. Blown glass, polychrome enamel, and gold. Diameter 9 3/8" (23.89 cm), height 14" (35.56 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

COURT OF THE LIONS, ALHAMBRA Granada, Spain. 1354-1391. [Fig. 09-15]

MUQARNAS DOME, HALL OF THE ABENCERRAJES, PALACE OF THE LIONS, ALHAMBRA Granada, Spain. 1354-1391. [Fig. 09-16] MUQARNAS DOME, HALL OF THE ABENCERRAJES, PALACE OF THE LIONS, ALHAMBRA Granada, Spain. 1354-1391. [Fig. 09-16]

TILE MOSAIC MIHRAB From the Madrasa Imami, Isfahan, Iran. Founded 1354 TILE MOSAIC MIHRAB From the Madrasa Imami, Isfahan, Iran. Founded 1354. Glazed and cut tiles, 11'3" × 9'5-11/16" (3.43 × 2.89 m). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Harris Brisbane Dick Fund. (39.20). [Fig. 09-17] TILE MOSAIC MIHRAB From the Madrasa Imami, Isfahan, Iran. Founded 1354. Glazed and cut tiles, 11'3" × 9'5-11/16" (3.43 × 2.89 m). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Harris Brisbane Dick Fund. (39.20). [Fig. 09-17]

SHAH-I ZINDA FUNERARY COMPLEX Samarkand, Uzbekistan SHAH-I ZINDA FUNERARY COMPLEX Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Late 14th-15th century. [Fig. 09-18] SHAH-I ZINDA FUNERARY COMPLEX Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Late 14th-15th century. [Fig. 09-18]

MINA'I BOWL WITH BAHRAM GUR AND AZADA Iran. 12th-13th century MINA'I BOWL WITH BAHRAM GUR AND AZADA Iran. 12th-13th century. Mina'i ware (stoneware with polychrome in-glaze and overglaze), diameter 8-1/2" (21.6 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. [Fig. 09-19] MINA'I BOWL WITH BAHRAM GUR AND AZADA Iran. 12th-13th century. Mina'i ware (stoneware with polychrome in-glaze and overglaze), diameter 8-1/2" (21.6 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. [Fig. 09-19]

Muhammad Ibn al-Zain BAPTISTERY OF ST. LOUIS Syria or Egypt. c. 1300 Muhammad Ibn al-Zain BAPTISTERY OF ST. LOUIS Syria or Egypt. c. 1300. Brass inlaid with silver and gold, 8-3/4" × 19-3/4" (22.2 × 50.2 cm). Musée du Louvre, Paris. [Fig. 09-20] Muhammad Ibn al-Zain BAPTISTERY OF ST. LOUIS Syria or Egypt. c. 1300. Brass inlaid with silver and gold, 8-3/4" × 19-3/4" (22.2 × 50.2 cm). Musée du Louvre, Paris. [Fig. 09-20]

QUR'AN FRONTISPIECE Cairo. c. 1368 QUR'AN FRONTISPIECE Cairo. c. 1368. Ink, pigments, and gold on paper, 24" × 18" (61 × 45.7 cm). National Library, Cairo. MS. 7. [Fig. 09-21] QUR'AN FRONTISPIECE Cairo. c. 1368. Ink, pigments, and gold on paper, 24" × 18" (61 × 45.7 cm). National Library, Cairo. MS. 7. [Fig. 09-21]

Kamal al-Din Bihzad YUSUF FLEEING ZULAYHKA From a copy of the Bustan of Sa'di. Herat, Afghanistan. 1488. Ink and pigments on paper, approx. 12" × 8-1/2" (30.5 × 21.5 cm). Cairo, National Library. (MS Adab Farsi 908, f. 52v) [Fig. 09-22] Kamal al-Din Bihzad YUSUF FLEEING ZULAYHKA From a copy of the Bustan of Sa'di. Herat, Afghanistan. 1488. Ink and pigments on paper, approx. 12" × 8-1/2" (30.5 × 21.5 cm). Cairo, National Library. (MS Adab Farsi 908, f. 52v) [Fig. 09-22]

PLAN (A) AND EXTERIOR VIEW (B) OF THE MOSQUE OF SULTAN SELIM, EDIRNE Western Turkey. 1568-1575. [Fig. 09-23a] PLAN (A) AND EXTERIOR VIEW (B) OF THE MOSQUE OF SULTAN SELIM, EDIRNE Western Turkey. 1568-1575. [Fig. 09-23a]

PLAN (A) AND EXTERIOR VIEW (B) OF THE MOSQUE OF SULTAN SELIM, EDIRNE Western Turkey. 1568-1575. [Fig. 09-23b] PLAN (A) AND EXTERIOR VIEW (B) OF THE MOSQUE OF SULTAN SELIM, EDIRNE Western Turkey. 1568-1575. [Fig. 09-23b]

INTERIOR, MOSQUE OF SULTAN SELIM [Fig. 09-24]

BAGHDAD KIOSK ALCOVE Topkapi Palace, Istanbul. 1638. [Fig. 09-25]

ILLUMINATED TUGRA OF SULTAN SULEYMAN From Istanbul, Turkey. c ILLUMINATED TUGRA OF SULTAN SULEYMAN From Istanbul, Turkey. c. 1555-1560. Ink, paint, and gold on paper, removed from a firman and trimmed to 20-1/2" × 25-3/8" (52 × 64.5 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1938. (38.149.1). [Fig. 09-26] ILLUMINATED TUGRA OF SULTAN SULEYMAN From Istanbul, Turkey. c. 1555-1560. Ink, paint, and gold on paper, removed from a firman and trimmed to 20-1/2" × 25-3/8" (52 × 64.5 cm). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Rogers Fund, 1938. (38.149.1). [Fig. 09-26]

Sultan Muhammad THE "COURT OF GAYUMARS" From the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp (fol. 20v). Tabriz, Iran. c. 1525-1535. Ink, pigments, and gold on paper, page size 18-1/2" × 12-1/2" (47 × 31.8 cm). Aga Khan Museum, Toronto. (AKM165) [Fig. 09-27] Sultan Muhammad THE "COURT OF GAYUMARS" From the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp (fol. 20v). Tabriz, Iran. c. 1525-1535. Ink, pigments, and gold on paper, page size 18-1/2" × 12-1/2" (47 × 31.8 cm). Aga Khan Museum, Toronto. (AKM165) [Fig. 09-27]

PLAN (A) AND EXTERIOR VIEW (B) OF THE MASJID-I SHAH, ISFAHAN Iran PLAN (A) AND EXTERIOR VIEW (B) OF THE MASJID-I SHAH, ISFAHAN Iran. 1611-1638. [Fig. 09-28a] PLAN (A) AND EXTERIOR VIEW (B) OF THE MASJID-I SHAH, ISFAHAN Iran. 1611-1638. [Fig. 09-28a]

PLAN (A) AND EXTERIOR VIEW (B) OF THE MASJID-I SHAH, ISFAHAN Iran PLAN (A) AND EXTERIOR VIEW (B) OF THE MASJID-I SHAH, ISFAHAN Iran. 1611-1638. [Fig. 09-28b] PLAN (A) AND EXTERIOR VIEW (B) OF THE MASJID-I SHAH, ISFAHAN Iran. 1611-1638. [Fig. 09-28b]

GARDEN CARPET The so-called Wagner Carpet. Iran. 17th century GARDEN CARPET The so-called Wagner Carpet. Iran. 17th century. Wool pile, cotton warp, cotton and wool weft, 17'5' × 13'11" (5.31 × 4.25 m). Burrell Collection, Glasgow. [Fig. 09-29] GARDEN CARPET The so-called Wagner Carpet. Iran. 17th century. Wool pile, cotton warp, cotton and wool weft, 17'5' × 13'11" (5.31 × 4.25 m). Burrell Collection, Glasgow. [Fig. 09-29]

TECHNIQUE: Carpet Making

Hasan Fathy MOSQUE AT NEW GOURNA Luxor, Egypt. 1945-1947 Hasan Fathy MOSQUE AT NEW GOURNA Luxor, Egypt. 1945-1947. Gouache on paper, 22-1/2" × 17-7/8" (52.8 × 45.2 cm). Collection of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Geneva, Switzerland. [Fig. 09-30] Hasan Fathy MOSQUE AT NEW GOURNA Luxor, Egypt. 1945-1947. Gouache on paper, 22-1/2" × 17-7/8" (52.8 × 45.2 cm). Collection of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, Geneva, Switzerland. [Fig. 09-30]

Paolo Portoghesi, Vittorio Gigliotti, and Sami Mousawi ISLAMIC MOSQUE AND CULTURAL CENTER, ROME. 1984-1992. The prayer hall, 197' × 131' (60 × 40 m), large central dome (65 1/2'; 20 m in diameter) [Fig. 09-31] Paolo Portoghesi, Vittorio Gigliotti, and Sami Mousawi ISLAMIC MOSQUE AND CULTURAL CENTER, ROME. 1984-1992. The prayer hall, 197' × 131' (60 × 40 m), large central dome (65 1/2'; 20 m in diameter) [Fig. 09-31]