Art of Islam and the Middle Ages

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Hypostyle Hall in Cordoba

Mihrab from the Great Mosque at Cordoba, Spain

Maqsura

Quibla

Mihrab

Minaret

Sahn

Tughra of Sultan Sulaiman the Magnificent, 16th century; Ottoman period (c.1280-1924)Attributed to Istanbul, Turkey

The Night Journey of Muhammad on His Steed, Buraq; leaf from a copy of the Bustan of Sacdi, dated 1514. From Bukhara, Uzbekistan. In The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Ardabil Carpet, 1539-40

Palatine Chapel at Aachenc. 795 CE

Comparison of the Plans of San Vitale in Ravenna to the Palace Chapel in Aix-la-Chapelle.

Abbey Church

Pilgrim’s Hostel

Cloister

Infirmary

School

Brewery

The Plan of Saint Gall is a famous medieval architectural drawing of a monastic compound dating from the early 9th century. It is preserved in the Stiftsbibliothek Sankt Gallen, Ms 1092.It is the only surviving major architectural drawing from the roughly 700-year period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the 13th century

St. Matthew, the Coronation Gospels, c. 800

St. Matthewthe Ebbo Gospels, c. 816

Chi-Rho page from the Book of Kellsc. 800 CE

Chi – Rho formed by superimposing the first two (capital) letters chi and rho (ΧΡ) of the Greek word "ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ" =Christ in such a way to produce the monogram . Although not ☧technically a cross, the Chi Rho invokes the crucifixion of Jesus as well as symbolizing his status as the Christ.

Cross Page from the Lindisfarne Gospelsc. 700 CE

The Book of LindisfarneVellum sheets arranged so that the spine ridge of the animal runs across the page horizontally at the same place, minimizing movement of the page when the skin tries to return to the shape of the animal, causing the paint to flake

Lindau Gospelsc. 870-880

Early Medieval Art

Sutton Hoo Purse Lid• Geometric interlace

designs• Symmetry of forms• Animals and humans

interact• Repetition of patterns• Used as a purse cover for

a disintegrated purse found in a ship burial in England

Purse Cover, Sutton Hoo ship burial, c. 655

“Adam and Eve Reproached by the Lord,” bronze panel from the doors of Bishop Bernward at the cathedral, Hildesheim, West Germany, 1015. Panel 58.6 cm ´ 196 cm.