1. ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE

2. Page from Koran – Kufic Script Word of God recorded in Koran (recitation) Arabic adopted as uniform script to transcribe revelations Act of transcribing the Koran became sacred Words of God are divine, act of writing the words and the writing itself should be divine as well Calligraphy widely used - beautiful

3. Prophet Muhammad & His Companions Going to the Fair – 14 th Century Accompanied by Abu Bakr & Ali Islam discouraged use of figurative images Prophets face blank Traveling to seek support of his powerful uncle for conversion

4. DOME OF THE ROCK - JERUSALEM 687-691 OLDEST SURVIVING ISLAMIC SANCTUARY HOLIEST SITE IN ISLAM AFTER MECCA & MEDINA 24 CARAT GOLD DOME

5. ARABESQUE SYSTEM OF ISLAMIC DESIGN NON-DESCRIPTIVE NON-FIGURAL ART PURE ABSTRACTION & ORGANIC DESIGN GEOMETRIC DESIGNS, SCROLLING VINES CALLIGRAPHY – HIGHEST ART FORM

6. MIHRAB – NICHE IN WALL THAT INDICATES THE “QIBLA” THAT IS THE DIRECTION OF THE KAABA IN MECCA (BOTH OF THESE IN CAIRO)

7. GREAT MOSQUE AT CORDOBA- BEGUN 785

8. PORTABLE ARTS BRONZE STATUE 42 INCHES MAY HAVE ORIGINALLY BEEN A FOUNTAIN SPOUT SAT ON TOP OF PISA CATHEDRAL FROM ABOUT 1100-1828 MOST LIKELY TAKEN AS BOOTY BY CRUSADERS DURING 1 ST CRUSADE 1096 PORTABLE ARTS POPULAR BECAUSE EASY TO CARRY WHILE TRAVELING

9. TAJ MAHAL – MOST FAMOUS OF ALL ISLAMIC MAUSOLEUMS – 1632-54