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ISLAMIC ART Chapter 8
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HISTORY OF ISLAM Founded by Muhammad “Recitiations” Graven Image Fastest growing religion on Earth
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KEY TERMS Aniconism Arabesque Ablaq masonry Muqarnas Minaret Qibla Mihrab Minbar Madrasa Iwans Voussoirs Lusterware
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WHERE IT ALL BEGAN
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ANICONISM 16 th century Ottoman text Faceless so as to not violate the belief Used as historical text
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Arabesque Geometric Aniconism Shows perfection
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Dome of the Rock “Night Journey” Site of :Temple of Solomon Abraham and Isaac Creation of Adam Important to all three religions
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Great Mosque of Cordoba Al Andalus Umayyad Dynasty Horshoe Arches
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Kutubiya Mosque Delivers a sermon on Friday Elevated next to the Mihrab
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Mamluk Glass Oil Lamp 1350 CE Blazon
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Bowl with Kufic Border “Knowledge; the beginning of it is bitter to taste, but the end is sweeter than honey.”
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Macy Jug Lusterware Low heat and oxygen to produce Animals, harpies and sphinxes
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Pyxis of al- Mughira Ivory 968 Spain 5 7/8” Contains a prayer inscription Across the top.
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Maqsud of Kashan 35’ x 18’ Funerary mosque of Shaykh Safi al-Din Iran 25 million knots Represents the dome of the mosque in hearven
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Seduction of Yusuf Timurid Bustan Tells the story of Yusuf (Joseph) and Potiphar’s wife, Zulayhka 2D but you can follow the story Aniconism
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Baptistry of St. Louis Mamluk Hunters v. Mongols. Brass with inlaid gold and silver.
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