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    Islamic Art and Design Architecture: "We Have Beautified The Lower Sky With Lamps" (Quran 67:5)

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    This document provides an overview of Islamic art and architecture from the Umayyad and Abbasid periods. It discusses key features of Islamic decoration including geometric patterns, floral motifs, and calligraphy. Examples are given of artworks from each period including vessels, inscriptions, textiles, and architectural structures like mosques. The Dome of the Rock and Mosque of Cordoba are highlighted as important buildings from the Umayyad and Abbasid eras respectively. References for further information are listed at the end.

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    Islamic Art and Design

    Architecture

    “We have beautified the lower sky with lamps" (Quran 67:5)
    Table of Contents
    1. Islamic Art and Architecture 3-6

    2. Ummayad Period Art and Architecture 7-13

    3. Abbasid Period Art Architecture 14-18

    4. References 19
    Islamic Art

    What was Islamic Art called?


    Islamic Calligraphy in the form of paintings or sculptures Is often referred to
    as Quranic art. The various forms of traditional Arabic calligraphy and
    decoration of the manuscripts used for written version of the Qur’an
    represent a central tradition of Islamic visual art.
    Islamic Art

    What is Unique About Islamic Art?

    Few civilizations have took Islam's aesthetics in architecture: her enchanting


    minarets and spires, her luxurious domes, her chilling corridors, all shining the
    yearning of Muslims, who refusing to find expression in natural visuals focus
    their strengths on developing and their embellishment.

    Capturing the beauty in such essence is what makes Islamic Art so unique.
    Islamic Art
    What are the Three Forms of Islamic Decoration?

    Islamic Decorations comprises geometrical patterns, floral motifs, and


    calligraphy. The Roman, Greek, and Sasanian cultures have influenced Islamic
    architecture to use such patterns and forms in Islamic decoration.
    What are the Examples of Islamic Art?

    Islamic Architecture influenced widespread use of the following.

    • Mihrab Tombstone
    • Door Window
    • Decorative feature lamps
    • Domes Mosaics
    • Geometric shapes Patterns
    • Fountains Gardens, Courtyards
    • Intertwining : leaf, motifs and designs
    Ummayad Period
    Art and Architecture
    (661-750)

    Vessel, ca. 700 Syria


    Bronze, pierced, chased and
    openwork design
    Ummayad Period
    Art and Architecture
    (661-750)

    Inscribed slab
    8th century, Syria
    Limestone
    Ummayad Period
    Art and Architecture
    (661-750)

    Ewer, 8th to 9th century


    Probably Syria
    Bronze, cast, engraved
    and pierced
    Ummayad Period
    Art and Architecture
    (661-750)

    Woven Tapestry Fragment


    8th century
    Umayyad Iran or Iraq
    Wool Fabrication
    Mosque of Kairouan

    This Mosque was


    built by the
    Kairouan Founder
    Sidi Oqba

    Ummayad Period
    Art and Architecture
    (661-750)
    Dome of Rock

    This Dome of Rock was


    built by Caliph Abd al
    Malik Ibn Marwan
    Ummayad Period
    Art and Architecture
    (661-750)
    Mosque Of Syria

    This Mosque was built


    by Caliph Al Walid I
    Ummayad Period
    Art and Architecture
    (661-750)
    Abbasid Period
    Art and Architecture
    (750-1258)

    Capital, 9th century


    Abbasid, Syria
    Carved Alabaster
    Abbasid Period
    Art and Architecture
    (750-1258)

    Pair of Doors, 9th century


    Abbasid, Syria
    Carved Wood
    Abbasid Period
    Art and Architecture
    (750-1258)

    Leaf From a Qur’an


    9th to 10th century
    Abbasid, Syrian
    Ink, Gold and Colors on Vellum
    Great Mosque of Samarra

    This Mosque was


    built by the
    Abbasid Caliph Al Mu’tasim

    Abbasid Period
    Art and Architecture
    (750-1258)
    Mosque of Cordoba

    This Mosque was


    built by the
    Abbasid Caliph
    Abd al Rahman I

    Abbasid Period
    Art and Architecture
    (750-1258)
    References
    1. Yalman, Suzan. Based on original work by Linda Komaroff. “The Art of the Umayyad Period (661–750).”
    In Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2000–.
    http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/umay/hd_umay.htm (October 2001)

    2. Creswell, K. A. C. A Short Account of Early Muslim Architecture. Rev. and enl. ed. Aldershot: Scolar, 1989.

    3. Dodds, Jerrilynn D., ed. Al-Andalus: The Art of Islamic Spain. Exhibition catalogue. New York:
    Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992. See on MetPublications

    4. Grabar, Oleg. The Formation of Islamic Art. Rev. and enl. ed. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1987.

    5. Islamic art. (2022, October 28). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_art

    6. Islamic geometric patterns. (2022, September 15). In Wikipedia.


    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_geometric_patterns

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