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                  [Art Movements]
 

Isalamic Art

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Modern

Professora Wijdan Ali suggests the following order of
places (i have alphabetised):

  Turkey
  Egypt
  Lebanon
  Iraq
  Algeria
  Tunisia
  Morocco
  Iran
  Syria
  Jordan
  Palestine
  Sudan
  Arabian Peninsula

ref:  [Ali, Wijdan; 1997]

In this section:  
                  {Algeria}
                  {Arabia}
                  {Egypt}
                  {Iran}
                  {Iraq}
                  {Jordon}
                  {Lebanon}
                  {Morocco}
                  {Palestine}
                  {Sudan}
                  {Syria}
                  {Tunesia}
                  {Turkey}



Algeria


Arabia


Egypt


Iran


Iraq


Jordon



Lebanon


Morocco


Palestine


Sudan


Syria


Tunesia


Turkey





               

Contemporary







Vocabulary

Note: In many cases, a ref:  "STOCK, P. 347" will, occur.
      This refers to Stokstad, SECOND (2002) EDITION, pages.
      Paragraph notation (a) .. (h) follows the Ency. Brit.
      standard.

Mihrab
"Nich" Ref: Stockstad, P.347(g).

Minaret
Ref: Stockstad, P.347(h).
"Tower from which the muezzins (criers) call the 
 faithful to prayer". In some cases, the minarets were 
 added later to existing (Christian) churches. 

Mosque
Ref: Stockstad, P.347(g).
Islamic holy place of communal worship (temple/church, equiv). 
The mosque is oriented so that the worshipers face Mecca (see
map) when they pray. Often there will be a raised dias for
for the prayer leader or dignataries, the "minbar" (pulpit).

Qibla
Ref: Stockstad, P.347(g).
Wall at the front of the Mosque. Contained in the middle
of it is the mihrab (relics niche).

Chronology


Refs

Ali, Wijdan (1997). Modern Islamic Art - Development
     and Continuity. 
     Pub:  Univ. Press of Florida (Gainsville, FL 32611, Terra, Sol3).
     DD: 709.17671'A398M
     LCCN: N 7265'A43


               

Links