VPHA46H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Kaolinite, Parchment Paper, Kufic
22 Apr 2018
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The maqamat by al-hariri belongs to a popular islamic literary genre of cautionary tales. Revolves around a silver-tongued scoundrel named abu-za(cid:455)d (cid:449)ho(cid:859)s (cid:272)u(cid:374)(cid:374)i(cid:374)g i(cid:374)e(cid:448)ita(cid:271)l(cid:455) triu(cid:373)phs o(cid:448)er a(cid:374)other people(cid:859)s (cid:374)ai(cid:448)et(cid:455). Mosque: a building used for communal muslim worship. Mihrab: a recess or niche that distinguishes the wall oriented toward mecca in a mosque. Islam: submission to gods will, originated in arabia in the early seventh century. Its centralized octagonal plan derives from early christian and byzantine martyria: the dome of rock is the first architectural manifestation of. Islam originated in the arabian peninsula in the 7th century: horseshoe arches: an arch of more than half a circle, often used in islamic archtecture. Plate with kufic border: plate with kufic border, 10th 12th century, Earthenware with white and lack slip and lead glaze: from khurasan from the 10th-12 century. Islamic art is not restricted to the distant past.
