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Islam through Art

The people who have shaped Islamic culture were nomadic, and Islamic art and the desert nomad share certain perspectives. These comprehend that the world is impermanent, and favour concise thought, action and expression. The purity of Islamic art lies in omission. Where form is created the Islamic artist is keenly aware of the importance of rhythm, light and shade.

32-page teaching notes, 30 postcards, map

Specimen list of cards

: *Great Mosque, Makkah, Saudi Arabia; A band of pilgrims on the way to Makkah, C16, Persia; African mosque, C17, Ghana; Angel Jibril (Gabriel), C14, Iraq; Arab steed, C20, India; Ascent of the Prophet Muhammad to heaven, C16, Persia; Astrolabe, 1659-60, Persia; Bedouin embroidery, C20, Syria; Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, C7; Endowment deed of a princess, C1 , Turkey; Garden site of the Taj Mahal, C19, India; Great Mosque Hassan II, C20, Casablanca, Morocco; Illustration of the shrine at Madinah, C17, Turkey; Instruction in the Qur'an, C20, India; Interior of the Taj Mahal, C19, India

: Mausoleum of Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco; Mosque lamp, C14, Egypt; Mughal tent hanging, C18, India; Pen-box, C13, Persia; Prayer mat or wall hanging, C17, India; Prunus blossom, detail of Iznik bowl, C16, Turkey; Quba Mosque, Madinah, Saudi Arabia, C7; Qur'anic quotation in Arabic calligraphy, C20, France; Record of restoration of a minbar (pulpit), C19, Turkey; The Ardabil carpet, C16, Persia; The armies of Islam, C16, Turkey; The opening of surah 7, C14, Egypt; The opening surah (chapter) of the Qur'an, C15; Tomb of the Prophet, Madinah; World map based on C12 Arabic geography, C16


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