Chapter 8: Islamic Art - HCC Learning Web

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Chapter 8: Islamic Art
• TERMS: mosque, minbar aniconism,
arabesque, muqarnas, miradors, quibla wall,
mihrab, minaret, maqsura, calligraphy,
Kufic, Nashki, lusterware, iwan, madrasa,
tugra, firman, horseshoe arch, calligraphy,
school, tapestry, weft, warp, vellum,
parchment, squinches
Map 8-1
Map 8-1
Timeline of Culture: Islamic Art
Periods:
• Early Islamic Art: 650-1000
• Late Islamic Art: 1000-1350
• The Three Empires: 1350-1918
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Culture: Islamic

Period/Style: Early Islamic

Title: Haram Al-Sharif and the Dome of the Rock
Medium: Buildings and natural landscape
Date: 650-1000
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
Date: 650-950
Location: Jerusalem, Israel
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Culture: Islamic
Period/Style: Early Islamic
Title: Dome of the Rock
Medium: Marble, mosaics, and ceramic tiles
Date: 650-1000
Location: Jerusalem, Israel

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Culture: Islamic
Period/Style: Early Islamic
Title: Prayer Hall of Great Mosque
Medium: Marble, stone, and brick
Date: 650-1000
Location: Cordoba, Spain
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Culture: Islamic
Period/Style: Early Islamic
Title: Dome in front of the Mihrab at the
Great Mosque
Medium: Stone and mosaic
Date: 650-1000
Location: Cordoba, Spain
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Culture: Islamic
Period/Style: Early Islamic
Title: Minbar
Medium: Wood and ivory
Date: 650-1000
p. 273
Culture: Islamic
Period/Style: Late Islamic
Title: Mamluk Glass Oil Lamp
Medium: Glass, polychrome enamel, and gold
Date: 1000-1350