The Civilization of the Islamic WorldReaders are presented with a vivid portrait of the classical Islamic world through its greatest architectural sites and art treasures. Drawn from the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, and Asia, as well as from various time periods and empires, the artifacts highlighted in this book show the beauty and rich diversity of Islamic culture. Photographs feature stunning examples of Islamic architecture, carpets and textiles, paintings, illuminated manuscripts and calligraphy, and other arts, and the text provides fascinating background on the evolution of their forms and styles. Readers will gain an appreciation of the uniqueness of Islamic art, as well as its connections to a wider global heritage. |
Contents
| 6 | |
Riches of the Earth | 116 |
A Mysterious Masterpiece | 134 |
3 | 144 |
The Fatimid Caliphate | 150 |
The Glorious Word of | 176 |
The Delhi Sultanate | 182 |
4 | 189 |
The Umayyads in Spain | 200 |
The Nasrids in Spain | 212 |
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Abbasid al-Din al-Hakam al-Hakam II al-Walid Alhambra Allah Almohads Anatolia arabesques Arabic arcades arches architecture artists Ayyubids Baghdad book painting building built Byzantine Cairo caliph capital caravanserais carved central ceramics Chinese Christian colors complex Córdoba court courtyard Damascus decoration Delhi dome chamber dragons dynasty earlier early Egypt entrance erected examples façade Fatimid finest floral fourteenth century Friday Mosque Herat Ilkhanid illustration Imam India inlaid inscriptions interior Iran Iranian Isfahan Islamic art Islamic world Istanbul iwan Iznik Jahangir Jalayirid Konya later lions madrasa Maghreb Mamluk manuscripts marble Marinids mausoleum Mecca medallions metalwork mihrab minaret Mongol monuments mosaic motifs Mughal Muhammad Muslim Nasrids octagonal OPPOSITE original Ottoman palace patron pavilions period Persian pottery prayer hall Prophet qibla qibla wall Quran reign religious royal ruled ruler Safavid Samarra Sasanian Seljuk Shah Jahan Shi'i Spain stucco style Sufis Sultan Hasan Syria Tabriz tile Timur Timurid tomb Turkish Umayyad vizier