U3 P2: Al-Andalus/La Convivencia & Islam

Unit 3 including Al-Andalus/La Convivencia and some Islamic art

Great Mosque

Cordoba, Spain

Great Mosque

785 - 786 CE

Great Mosque

Stone Masonry

Great Mosque

Mihrab of the Great Mosque

Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain

Mihrab of the Great Mosque

900s CE

Mihrab of the Great Mosque

Stone, marble, & brick

Mihrab of the Great Mosque

Pyxis of al-Mughira

Islamic Spain

Pyxis of al-Mughira

968 CE

Pyxis of al-Mughira

Ivory

Pyxis of al-Mughira

Golden Haggadah

Late Medieval Spain; Barcelona

Golden Haggadah

1320 CE

Golden Haggadah

Illuminated manuscript: pigment & gold leaf on vellum

Golden Haggadah

Alhambra Palace

Nasrid Dynasty; Granada, Spain

Alhambra Palace

1354 - 1393 CE

Alhambra Palace

Whitewashed adobe stucco, wood, tile, paint, and gilding

Alhambra Palace

Bible Moralisee

(possibly) Paris, France

Bible Moralisee

1226 - 1234 CE

Bible Moralisee

Illuminated manuscript: ink, tempera, & gold leaf on vellum

Dedication Page with Blanche of Castile & King Louis IX

from Bible Moralisee (1)

Dedication Page with Blanche of Castile & King Louis IX

Scenes from the Apocalypse

from Bible Moralisee (2)

Scenes from the Apocalypse

Mosque of Selim II

Architect: Sinan

Mosque of Selim II

Edirne, Turkey

Mosque of Selim II

1568 - 1575 CE

Mosque of Selim II

Brick & stone

Mosque of Selim II

The Kaaba

Islamic; Mecca, Saudi Arabi

The Kaaba

Pres-Islamic Monument; dedicated to Mohammed 631 - 632 CE

The Kaaba

Granite masonry, silk curtain, gold calligraphy, & silver wrapped thread

The Kaaba

Dome of the Rock

Umayyad Dynasty; Jerusalem, Palestine

Dome of the Rock

691 - 692 CE

Dome of the Rock

Stone masonry, wooden roof, glazed ceramic tile, mosaics, & guilt aluminum/bronze dome

Dome of the Rock

Great Mosque Masjid-e Jameh

Isfahan, Iran

Great Mosque Masjid-e Jameh

700 CE; restorations in 14th, 18th, & 20th cen CE

Great Mosque Masjid-e Jameh

Stone, wood, plaster, and glazed ceramic tile

Great Mosque Masjid-e Jameh