Study Guide 9 Islam
Images
Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, c. 687
Great Mosque, Damascus, Syria c.706
Detail of mosaic in courtyard of Great Mosque (compare pages other images of niche
alcove. 10-24, 10-51, 12-11, 12-12
Great Mosque, Kairouan, Tunisia, c 836-875
Mausoleum of the Samanids, Bukhara, Uzbekistan, early 10th c.
Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain, 8th to 10th Cs.
Lions and Palm Tree textile, silk, Uzbekistan, 8th C.
Sulayman, Ewer in the form of a Bird brass with silver and copper inlay, 796
Quran page with beginning of Surah 18, ink and gold on vellum 9th or 10th C
Muhammad ibn Al-Zayn, basin (Baptistere de Saint Louis) Egypt, c. 1300. Brass inlaid with
gold and silver.
Mosque lamp of Sayf al-Din Tuquztimur, Egypt, 1340. Glass with enamel decoration 13” H.
Court of the Lions, Palace of the Lions, Alhambra, Granada, Spain, 1354-1391
Sinan the Great, Mosque of Selim II, Edirne, Turkey, 1568-1575
Sultan Muhammad The Court of the Gayumars, detail of Folio 20 of the Shah Nama , Tabriz,
Iran,. c. 1525-1535. Ink watercolor, and gold on paper.
Bihzad, Seduction of Yusuf, folio 52 of Sultan Husayn Mayqara, Heart, Afghanistan, 1488. Ink
and color on paper, 11-7/8 x 8-5/8”
Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1632-1647. (may not be included in your version of the book)
Vocabulary
Minaret
Mihrab
Madrasa
Qibla
Muhammad
Arabesque
Sinan the Great
Shah Jahan
Minbar
Quran
Muqarnas
Caravansary
Maqsura
Shahnama
Study Questions
Discuss the effect on Islamic art of the religious beliefs and practices of Islam. Use examples.
Discuss the influence of Islam on Western Europe. Use examples.
Compare and contrast the Great Mosque in Cordoba with the Great Mosque, Isfahan. What are
the stylistic differences and how does each mosque reflect its period?
What features of Islamic art are borrowed from other cultures? Use examples to support your
position.