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Om islamisk kunst, arkitektur, bogillustrationer, tekstiler, kunsthåndværk og dekorationer fra år 600 til idag.
In this comprehensive survey, the authors highlight those characteristics that connect the various arts of all the Islamic lands, without minimizing the differences. Dividing the time into three periods: 600-900, 900-1500 and 1500-1800, they set the artistic development in each …
Some of the most outstanding examples of world architecture, such as the Mosque of Cordoba, the ceiling of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo, the Giralda tower in Seville, and the Alhambra Palace in Granada, belong to the Western Islamic tradition. This architectural style flouri…
The minaret is a tall, often slender tower attached to a mosque, ostensibly to provide an elevated place from which the muezzin (muʾaddhin) gives the call to prayer (adhān) . Along with the dome, the minaret is the most visible marker of the presence of Islam in a place, giving …
The arts and architecture of the Fāṭimid period (North Africa and Egypt 297–567/909–1171) are dominated by the emergence and florescence of Cairo (al-Qāhira) as a cultural capital and the development or refinement there of various techniques and styles, ranging from fine stone m…