AH 1700 Lecture 16: Chapter 10.2 Notes
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Muqarnas- stucco decorations of islamic buildings in which stalactite like forms break a structure"s solidity. Madrasa- an islamic theological college adjoining and often containing a mosque. Central plan mosque- the parts of the structure are of equal or almost equal dimensions around the center. Four iwan mosque- a mosque with four portals at aligned with the cross axis of plan opening into central courtyard. Iwan- in islamic architecture, a vaulted rectangular recess opening into a courtyard. Cuerda seca tilework- a type of polychrome tilework used in decorating islamic buildings. Arabs took over 711- christians began a military campaigns (reqoquesta: christian push back, 1236- spanish and french fight, 1472- only muslim control was a little corner. Court of the lions, palace of the lions. The palace of the lions, named for its fountain"s unusual statues, is distinctly. Islamic in the use of multilobed pointed arches and the interweaving of arabic calligraphy and abstract ornament in its stuccoed walls.
