Chapter 8 (page 2 of 2)   Islamic Art   go back                                                                       The expansion of Islam   Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel. 687-91   The Prophet Muhammed and His Companions Traveling to the Fair. Pigments and gold on paper, 1594   Prayer hall, Great Mosque, Cordoba, Spain. Begun 785-86   Great Mosque                                                                         Dome in front of the mihrab, Great Mosque   Court Pool, Palace of the Lions, Alhambra, Granada, Spain   Court of the Lions, Palace of the Lions   Muqarnas dome, Hall of the Abencerrajes, Palace of the Lions   Page from Koran in kufic script, from Syria. Ink, pigments, and gold on vellum, 9th century                                                                                       Bowl with kufic border, Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Earthware with slip, pigment, and glaze, 9th-10th century   Dome, Sinan,Suleimaniye Complex, Istanbul,1551-58.                                       End of Chapter 8 (page 2 of 2)                         go back