Islamic Art & Architecture 2nd Half (Vocab)

Madrasa

an islamic “university,” begun as schools of religious law, but expanded to include philosophy, medicine, and theology

Martisan

the hospital in a mosque complex

Waqf

the pious foundation that funded a mosque complex

Ablaq

a building technique using alternating courses of stone or brick in different colors

Joggled Voussoirs

the stones in Mamluk arches that are alternating color and interlocked with wavy edges

4-Iwan Plan

a mosque complex design using four iwans around a central courtyard to accommodate the different schools of the madrasa

Damascene

a complicated technique involving relief inlay of gold and silver onto steel that is then etched; developed in Syria, but the center of the industry is now in Toledo, Spain