FINA 224 ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE Dr Niall Christie Office Hours: Mon, Wed and Fri, 12:30-1:00 pm, 3:00- 3:30 pm, or by appointment Copy of outline.

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FINA 224 ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE Dr Niall Christie Office Hours: Mon, Wed and Fri, 12:30-1:00 pm, 3:00- 3:30 pm, or by appointment Copy of outline on the web at:

Islamic art is: Art produced in lands under Islamic rule or influence, regardless of the religion of the artist.

Object List F = Ferret, A = Archnet Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem; exterior view; front view. 7th c AD (F) Mosque of al-Mutawakkil, or Great Mosque; Samarra (Iraq); view from the north. AD (F) Qur’an: Ibn al-Bawwab Brown ink, colour and gold on paper x 13.5cm. (F) Mir Afzal Tuni Album painting of a lady watching a dog drink from a bowl. Iran, c Illuminated manuscript. (F) Aircraft with calligraphy, Gulf Air. Full side view. (F) Lustreware; cock fight; Fatimid period ( ). (F)

Object List F = Ferret, A = Archnet Mantle of Roger II, Norman king of Sicily, made by Muslim artisans for coronation. 12th c. (F) Great Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, from the air. (Sacred Sites:.) Minbar, Great Umayyad Mosque, Damascus. (Al Mashriq:.) Mihrab, Great Umayyad Mosque, Damascus. (A) Imam’s Mosque, Isfahan , 1630, & View of inside court, showing two of the four iwans. (F) Interior view of Alcazar, Seville. Dome of the throne room. Almohad Period ( ). (F)

Object List F = Ferret, A = Archnet Tomb of the Samanids, Bukhara. The only surviving whole structure of the Samanid period. 907 AD. (F) The Great Mosque at Cordoba, Umayyad Period. AD Interior of the sanctuary (view from east). (F) Great Umayyad Mosque, Damascus; exterior view: Entrance. 8th c AD. (F) Ottoman Iznik tiles th c. (F) Alhambra Palace, Granada (Spain). 14th c. Hall of the Two Sisters. Muqarnas ceiling plaster. (F)

Object List F = Ferret, A = Archnet Alhambra Palace, Granada (Spain). 14th c. Court of the Lions. Closer view of the lacy façade from outside, ca (F) Alhambra Palace, Granada (Spain). 14th c. Court of the Lions. Detail of wall panels. (F) Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem; ornamental detail; calligraphy detail. 8th c AD. (F) Qur’an illumination. For Sultan Sha‘ban’s madrasa. Cairo x 51 cm. Ink, gold, and colour on paper. (F) Majnun before Layla's tent. From a Safavid copy of Jami‘s ( ) Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) Illuminated manuscript. (F)

Object List F = Ferret, A = Archnet Mosaic pavement from the audience room of Khirbat al-Mafjar. Jericho. C. 740 AD. Al-Walid II? (F) The Tree of Zaqqum in Hell. Page from the Mirajnama Herat (540 AH). (F) Illuminated Qur’an, Manuscript written by calligrapher Mohammed Ali Khan Nasr al-Dawla, from Iran. In Persian language, 1901 (1319 AH). (F) Hot Worked Bottle, Egypt or Syria, 7th-8th Centuries. (Metropolitan Museum of Art:.) Lustre Bowl, 10th Century, Iraq. (Metropolitan Museum of Art:.)

Object List F = Ferret, A = Archnet Ibn Tulun Mosque, Cairo AD. Ornamental detail. Close detail of column capitals and decorative frieze. (F) Detail of Masonry, Umayyad Qasr (palace) at Amman. (A)