Islamic Art 7 th + Muhammad, Arabian c Koran Islammic calligraphy -kufic (angular) 9 th -10 th -cursive, 12 th + Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem 7 th century Great Mosque, Samarra, Iraq minaret minbar mihrab Great Mosque of Cordoba, Spain 8 th -12th
Islamic Art 7 th -14 th ce Prophet Muhammad c CE
Plan of Mohammed’s house, 7 th century Medina, Saudi Arabia
Arab Conquest 7 th +
The Blue Koran Kufic script from Koran from Tunisia 9-10 th century Gold & silver ink on blue dyed parchment
Kufic script & bowl 9-10 th century
Islamic Calligraphy Turga (royal emblem) Sultan Suleyman Ink, paint & gold on paper
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem 691 CE
Great Mosque Samarra , near Bagdad, Iraq
Minaret, Samarra
Mosque Cordoba, Spain
Mesquita Courtyard
Prayer Hall, Cordoba
Mihrab
Pyxis ivory 10 th century Spain, near Cordoba
14 th century glass & polychrome enamel bottle & metal incised griffin from fountain? 11 th century
Center panel of the banner of Las Navas de Tolosda, Spain 13 th century silk tapestry 11x7’
Garden Carpet Persia 17 th century 17x15’ Plan used at Cordoba In courtyard to Mesquita 8-10th
Coronation Mantle Roger of Siciliy, 12 th century