Download Islamic Art | ART 101 - History And Appreciation of Art I and more Quizzes Art in PDF only on Docsity!
Islam
Arabian religion "submission to god", monotheistic faith; muhammad is prophet of allah TERM 2
Muhammad
DEFINITION 2 Founder of Islam, final prophet who traveled to heaven and back to mecca in one night, recieved revolution from allah TERM 3
Mecca
DEFINITION 3 West coast of Arabia, Muhammads home, holiest city of Islam, Pilgramage site TERM 4
Koran (quran)
DEFINITION 4 Sacred text of Islam divied into 114 chats, dedicated to Mohammad through Gabriel the angel TERM 5
Aniconic
DEFINITION 5 "no image" of prophets or other respected figures
Calligraphy
Ornamental writing "decorative writing" TERM 7
Mosque
DEFINITION 7 Place of worship for followers of Islam TERM 8
Qibla
DEFINITION 8 The direction that muslims face when engaged in prayer; direction of the Ka'ba in mecca TERM 9 DEFINITION 9 Mihrab -a nichein wall of mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca (qiblah) TERM 10
Imam
DEFINITION 10 Male prayer leader in mosque
Medina
City of the prophet, old city of Islam, Muhammad first accepted as supreme prophet. tomb located here TERM 17 DEFINITION 17 Dome of Rock Not prayer place, shrine in Jerusalem, built on site of Jewish temple TERM 18 DEFINITION 18 Plan of Great Mosque, Kairoun temple resembles roman forum, oriented north and south on axis, 2 domes of hypostyle prayer hall, raised nave connects the dome spaces and prolongs north and south axis of the minaraet and courtyard TERM 19 DEFINITION 19 Prayer hall-36 piers and 514 columns TERM 20 DEFINITION 20 Great Mosque Cordoba514 colums, support a unique series of double tiered horseshoe, shaped arches , mosaic clad domes rest on circulated squinches
Cordoba Maqsura-reserved for the caliph and connected to his palace, Islamic experimentation with highly decorative multilobed arches TERM 22 DEFINITION 22 Cordoba Domerests on octogonial base of circulated squinches , crisscrossing ribs form an intricatr decorative pattern, Byzantine artist fashioned mosaic ornament TERM 23 DEFINITION 23 Koran Page 9th Century 10think and gold on vellum, kufic script used in oldest known koran TERM 24 DEFINITION 24 Sinan, Mosque of Selim II, Edirne TurkeySinan made square prayer hall covered by a dome, has toller dome than hagia sophias, engineering triumph, 4 minarets of each corner TERM 25 DEFINITION 25 Ardabil Carpet, IranIllusion of a heavenly dome with mosque lamps reflected in pool of water with floating lotus blossoms.
