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Art History Final (amherst)
visual culture of the islamic world
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
12/05/2016

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Ceramic bowl, painted in luster over a white glaze

Kashan (Iran) Feb-March 1204

By Abu Zayd

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Ceramic bowl 10th – 11th century, Samarqand (Uzbekistan)
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"Planning before work portects you from regret; prosperity and peace"

ceremic bowl, 10th century, Nishapur (Iran)

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Blacas Ewer

brass inlaid with silver and copper

Mosul 1232

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Baptistery of St. Louis c 1320-40 Egypt or Syria

by Muhammad ibn al-Zayn (signed in 6 places!)

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pir-i alamdar mausoleum, Damghan (Northern Iran)

1021-26 ad

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pir-i alamdar mausoleum, Damghan (Northern Iran)

1021-26 ad INTERIOR

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Tiraz, 892-902

"in praise of him and the prophet Muhammad"

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Commercial tiraz, late 10th century

Baghdad, "perfect blessing"

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Shroud of Saint Josse, before 961 AD

NE Iran

"glory and properity to Abu Mansur Buktegin" who was excuted in 961

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Mantle of the Norman ruler Roger II of Sicily Palermo (italy) 1133-1134 AD
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Alhambra, Granada (Spain), Nasrid phase 13-14th centuries
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plan of the Alhambra built under the Nasrid ruler Muhammad V (1354-59, 1362-91)
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Court of the Lions, Alhambra 

Muhammad V

1354-59 1362-91

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Mirador of the Lindaraja, Alhambra 

Muhammad V

1354-59 1362-91

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Ceramic star tile with Dragon, 1270-80, Iran (Takh-i Sulayman)
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Joseph and his brothers, Jami' al-tavarikh (compendium of chronicles), Tabriz, Iran 1314-15
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Sacred Tree of Buddha, Jami al-tavarikh (compendium of chronicles)tabriz 1314-15
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Timur granting audience on the occasion of his accession in Balkh in1370, from the Zafarnama (book of victory) Herat (afghanistan) 1467
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Timor's Jami (or Friday) Mosque (aka Bibi Khanum), Samarqand (Uzb) 1398-1405
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Gur-i Amir (tomb of Timur) 1403-04, Samarqand
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Plan of Samarqand during the Timurid period (1370-1507)
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Tomb of Humayun, Dehli, 1561-72
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plan elevation, and section of Taj Mahal, Agra 1632-43
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 Taj Mahal, Agra 1632-43

built by Shah Jahan

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Illustration from the Divan of Khwaju Kirmani, Baghdad, Jalayrid, 1396
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Artist: Bihzad

The seduction of yusuf by zulaykha from manuscript of Sa'di's Bustan (the Orchard), Timurid, Herat 1488

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Annunciation, from a manuscript of the Mirat al-Quds (mirror of holiness), Agra, Mughal 1602
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Jahangir and Jesus from a Mughal album folio, Agra, 1610-15
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Emperor Akbar and others in the Idabatkhana in Fatehpur Sikri, Akbarnama (book of Akbar) 1603-05
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Mughal Emperor Babur supervising the laying out of Bagh-i Wafa (garden of Fidelity) near Kabul in 1508-09 baburnama 1690
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Ceramic bowl, 10th century, Nishapur
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Aq Saray in Shari Sabz near samarqand by Timur, 1380-96
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Jhaorkas (viewing balconies) Mughal palace city of Fatehpus Sikiri, 1570s
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Emperor Jahangir's durbar (courtly audience) from the Jahangirnama 1620
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Topkapi Palace (Istanbul, Turkey), built by Sultan Mehmet II between 1459-79, with later additions
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Topkapi Palace (Istanbul, Turkey), built by Sultan Mehmet II between 1459-79, with later additions PLAN
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First Court, Topkapi Palace (Istanbul, Turkey), illustration from the Hunername, 1583-84
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Second Court with public council hall, Topkapi Palace (Istanbul, Turkey), double-page illustration from the Hunername, 1583-84
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Expansion of Isfahan under Abbas I 1590-1611
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Maydan-i Shah (Royal Square), begun 1598, Isfahan (Iran)
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Masjid-i Shah (Royal Mosque), 1611-29, Isfahan (Iran)
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Ali Qapu (High Gate), 1598-1608, Isfahan (Iran)
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Braham Gur salying the wolf from the great mongol shahnama, 1330s
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