FINA 224

ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE

Dr Niall Christie

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Islamic art is:

Art produced in lands under Islamic rule or influence, regardless of thereligion 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); viewfrom the north. AD 848-852 (F)

Qur’an: Ibn al-Bawwab 1000-1. Brown ink, colour and gold on paper.17.5 x 13.5cm. (F)

Mir Afzal Tuni Album painting of a lady watching a dog drink from abowl. Iran, c. 1640. Illuminated manuscript. (F)

Aircraft with calligraphy, Gulf Air. Full side view. (F)

Lustreware; cock fight; Fatimid period (969-1171). (F)

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F = Ferret, A = Archnet

Mantle of Roger II, Norman king of Sicily, made by Muslim artisansfor coronation. 12th c. (F)

Great Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, from the air. (Sacred Sites:<http://www.sacredsites.com/>.)

Minbar, Great Umayyad Mosque, Damascus. (Al Mashriq:<http://almashriq.hiof.no/>.)

Mihrab, Great Umayyad Mosque, Damascus. (A)

Imam’s Mosque, Isfahan. 1611-29, 1630, & 1666. View of inside court,showing two of the four iwans. (F)

Interior view of Alcazar, Seville. Dome of the throne room.Almohad Period (1145-1269). (F)

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F = Ferret, A = Archnet

Tomb of the Samanids, Bukhara. The only surviving whole structureof the Samanid period. 907 AD. (F)

The Great Mosque at Cordoba, Umayyad Period. AD 785 -987.Interior of the sanctuary (view from east). (F)

Great Umayyad Mosque, Damascus; exterior view: Entrance. 8th cAD. (F)

Ottoman Iznik tiles. 16-17th c. (F)

Alhambra Palace, Granada (Spain). 14th c. Hall of the Two Sisters.Muqarnas ceiling plaster. (F)

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F = Ferret, A = Archnet

Alhambra Palace, Granada (Spain). 14th c. Court of the Lions. Closerview of the lacy façade from outside, ca. 1354-91. (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. 1376.74 x 51 cm. Ink, gold, and colour on paper. (F)

Majnun before Layla's tent. From a Safavid copy of Jami‘s (1414-92)Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) 1557-651. Illuminatedmanuscript. (F)

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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. 1436(540 AH). (F)

Illuminated Qur’an, Manuscript written by calligrapher MohammedAli Khan Nasr al-Dawla, from Iran. In Persian language, 1901(1319 AH). (F)

Hot Worked Bottle, Egypt or Syria, 7th-8th Centuries. (MetropolitanMuseum of Art: <http://www.metmuseum.org/>.)

Lustre Bowl, 10th Century, Iraq. (Metropolitan Museum of Art:<http://www.metmuseum.org/>.)

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F = Ferret, A = Archnet

Ibn Tulun Mosque, Cairo. 876-879 AD. Ornamental detail. Closedetail of column capitals and decorative frieze. (F)

Detail of Masonry, Umayyad Qasr (palace) at Amman. (A)