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Key terms
• arabesque A repetitive, stylized pattern based on a geometrical floral or vegetal design.
• calligraphy The art of writing letters and words with decorative strokes.
• ceramics Inorganic, nonmetallic solids created by the action of heat and their subsequent cooling. Most common ceramics are
crystalline and the earliest uses of ceramics were in pottery.
• glassmaking The craft or industry of producing glass.
• glaze The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain, or a transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.
• Hispano–Moresque style A style of Islamic pottery created in Al-Andaluz, or Muslim Spain, which continued to be produced
under Christian rule in styles that blended Islamic and European elements.
• idolatry The worship of idols.
• illuminated manuscripts A book in which the text issupplemented by the addition of decoration, such as decorated initials,
borders(marginalia), and miniature illustrations.
• Kufic script The earliest form of Arabic calligraphy, noted for its angular form.
• lusterware A type of pottery or porcelain having an iridescent metallic glaze.
• luxury arts Highly decorative goods made of precious materials for the wealthy classes.
• Maqamat The plural for Maqāma, an Arabic literary genre of rhymed prose with intervals of poetry that often ruminates on
spiritual topics.
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• mihrab A semicircular niche in the wall of a mosque, that indicates the qibla (direction of Mecca), and into which the imam
prays.
• minaret The tall slender tower of an Islamic mosque, from which the muezzin recites the adhan (call to prayer).
• miniature An illustration in an ancient or medieval illuminatedmanuscript.
• Mongols An umbrella term for a large group of Mongolic and Turkic tribes united under the rule of Genghis Khan in the 13th
century.
• monotheistic Believing in a single god, deity, spirit, etc., especially for an organized religion, faith, or creed.
• mosque A place of worship for Muslims, corresponding to a church or synagogue in other religions, often having at least one
minaret. In Arabic: masjid.
• muraqqa An album in book form containing Islamic miniature paintings and specimens of Islamic calligraphy, normally from
several different sources, and perhaps other matter.
• Qu'ran The central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be the verbatim word of God (Arabic: Allah). It is widely
regarded as the finest piece of literature in the Arabic language.
• textile arts The production of arts and crafts that use plant, animal, or synthetic fibers to create objects.
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Mosque lamp
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Dome of the mihrab (9th century) in the Great Mosque of Kairouan, also known as the Mosque of Uqba, in
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• Wikipedia. "ceramics." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ceramics
• Wikipedia. "Hispano-Moresque style." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispano-Moresque%20style
• Wikipedia. "Islamic art." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_art
• Wiktionary. "glaze." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/glaze
• Wikipedia. "Lusterware." CC BY-SA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lusterware
• Wikipedia. "muraqqa." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/muraqqa
• wikipedia. "painted minatures." CC BY-SA 3.0 Germany http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/painted%20miniatures
• Wikipedia. "Maqamat." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maqamat
• Wikipedia. "Illuminated Manuscripts." CC BY-SA 3.0 Germany http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/illuminated%20manuscript
• Wikipedia. "Mongols." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongols
• Wikipedia. "Islamic art." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_art
• Wikipedia. "Islamic art." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_art
• Wikipedia. "Islamic art." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_art
• Wiktionary. "calligraphy." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/calligraphy
• Wikipedia. "Qu'ran." CC BY-SA 3.0 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qu'ran
• Wikipedia. "Islam." CC BY-SA 3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam
• Wikipedia. "Five Pillars of Islam." CC BY-SA 3.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five_Pillars_of_Islam
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