The Art and Architecture of Islam: 1250–1800

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Yale University Press/Pelican History of Art

Virtually all the masterpieces of Islamic art—the Alhambra, the Taj Mahal, and the Tahmasp Shahnama—were produced during the period from the Mongol conquests in the early thirteenth century to the advent of European colonial rule in the nineteenth. This important book surveys the architecture and arts of the traditional Islamic lands during this era.

Conceived as a sequel to The Art and Architecture of Islam: 650–1250, by Richard Ettinghausen and Oleg Grabar, the book follows the general format of the first volume, with chronological and regional divisions and architecture treated separately from the other arts. The authors describe over two hundred works of Islamic art of this period and also investigate broader social and economic contexts, considering such topics as function, patronage, and meaning. They discuss, for example, how the universal caliphs of the first six centuries gave way to regional rulers and how, in this new world order, Iranian forms, techniques, and motifs played a dominant role in the artistic life of most of the Muslim world; the one exception was the Maghrib, an area protected from the full brunt of the Mongol invasions, where traditional models continued to inspire artists and patrons. By the sixteenth century, say the authors, the eastern Mediterranean under the Ottomans and the area of northern India under the Mughals had become more powerful, and the Iranian models of early Ottoman and Mughal art gradually gave way to distinct regional and imperial styles. The authors conclude with a provocative essay on the varied legacies of Islamic art in Europe and the Islamic lands in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

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PublisherYale University Press

Print publication date September 1994 (in print)

Print ISBN 9780300058888

EISBN 9780300233988

Illustrations 300 illus.

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List of illustrations

Takht-i Sulayman, plan of the site
Luster-painted frieze tile with Bahram Gur, probably from Takht-i Sulayman
View of Sultaniyya from Matrakci Nasuh, "Bayān-i manāzil
Tomb of Uljaytu
Tomb of Uljaytu, axonometric view
Flanged tower
Sultaniyya, mausoleum of Sultan Uljaytu, detail of caults
Shrine of 'Abd al-Samad
Shrine of 'Abd al-Samad, plan
Tile from the Shrine of 'Abd al-Samad at Natanz
Shrine of Abd al-Samad, muqarnas vault over tomb
Stucco mihrab in the Congregational Mosque at Isfahan
Mosque of 'Alishah, view from the south
Congregational Mosque, plan
Congregational Mosque
Congregational Mosque, interior of dome chamber
Congregational Mosque, portal
Imamzada Ja'far (restored)
Tiles forming a tombstone
Congregational Mosque, portal with tile mosaic
Congregational Mosque, tilework on the interior of the south iwan
Khan al-Mirjan, interior
Lampas and compound-woven textile with the name of Abu Sa'id, probably Tabriz
Overglaze-painted lājvardina bowl, Iran
Underglaze-painted "Sultanabad" bowl, Iran
Candlestick base, north-west Iran
Bowl made for Shaykh Abu Ishaq, Shiraz
Koran stand, Iran or Central Asia
Page from a 30-volume manuscript of the Koran, Baghdad
Frontispiece, from The Epistles of the Brethren of Purity
Two Gazelles from Ibn Bakhtishu, Manāfi' al ḥayawān, Maragha
The Investiture of 'Ali at Ghadir Khumm, from Burini, A̅thār al-bāqiya, north-west Iran
The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad
Mahmud of Ghazna Crossing the Ganges, from Rashid al-Din, Jāmi' al-tawārikh, Tabriz
The Bier of Alexander, from the Great Mongol Shāhnāma, north-west Iran
Bahram Gur killing a Wolf from the Great Mongol Shāhnāma, north-west Iran
Kardana and the Tortoise become Friends from a dismembered Kalīla and Dimna, probably Tabriz
The Wedding of Humay and Humayun
An Angel Seen in a Dream, from Khwaju Kirmani, Dīvān, detached page mounted in an album, Baghdad
Pastoral Scene, from Sultan Ahmad Jalayir, Dīwān, Baghdad
Bahram Gur Kills the Dragon, from the First Small Shāhnāma
Bahram Gur in the Peasant's House, from the Second Small Shāhnāma, north-west Iran
Rustam Fighting a Dragon from Firdawsi, Shāhnāma, Shiraz
Bahram Gur Kills the Dragon, from Firdawsi, Shāhnāma, south-west Iran
Shahr-i Sabz, Aqsaray Palace, portal
Shrine of Ahmad Yasavi
Shrine of Ahmad Yasavi, plan. 1) iwan; 2) central hall; 3) tomb; 4) mosque; 5) library; 6) kitchen; 7) room with a well; 8–11) meditation rooms
Shrine of Ahmad Yasavi, muqarnas dome over tomb
Mosque of Bibi Khanum
Shah-i Zinda
Shah-i Zinda, plan. 1) mausoleum of Qutham b. 'Abbas; 2) 11th-century madrasa; 3) tomb of Shirin Bik Aga; 4) Ulughbeg's portal
Shah-i Zinda, tomb of Shirin Bika Aga
Gur-i Mir
Gur-i Mir, plan and section. A) Madrasa; B) Khanaqah; C) Entrance to court; D) Mausoleum; E) Gallery of Ulughbeg; F) Later addition
Shrine of Imam Riza, Congregational Mosque, Plan. 1) mausoleum of Imam Riza; 2) dār al-siyadā'; 3) dār al-ḥuffaẓ
Shrine of Imam Riza, qibla iwan of the Congregational Mosque
Registan, plan
Registan
Complex of Gawharshad, plan of ensemble and detail of tomb
Complex of Gawharshad, tomb
Shrine of 'Abdallah Ansari, view of iwan
Ghiyathiyya Madrasa, plan
Ghiyathiyya Madrasa, courtyard
Ghiyathiyya Madrasa, interior vault
Mosque of Mir Chaqmaq, interior
Tombstone of Ghiyath al-Din Mansur, father of Husayn Bayqara
Blue Mosque, plan
Blue Mosque, interior with tilework decoration
Congregational Mosque, south iwan
Darb-i Imam, north portal
Mausoleum of Zayn al-Mirza
Doors to the main portal at the Shrine of Ahmad Yasavi
Cauldron
Lamp
Page from a dismembered manuscript of the Koran, Khurasan or Transoxiana
Shirin gazes at Khusraw's portrait
Faridun Enthroned from Hafiz-i Abru, "Majm'a-al-tawārikh," Herat
The Fox and the Drum, from "Kalila and Dimna," Herat
Mourning for Rustam from the Baysunghur "Shāhnāma," Herat
Timur Granting an Audience at Balkh on the Occasion of his Accession to Power in 1370, from a dispersed "Ẓafarnāma," Shiraz
The Torment of Those Who Squander the Inheritance of Orphans, from a "Mir'ājnāma," Herat
Demon in Chains, Transoxiana
Tahmina Entering Rustam's Bedchamber from the Shāhnāma made for Muhammad Juki, Herat
Building the Mosque of Samarqand
The Seduction of Yusuf
Binding to the copy of Jalal al-Din Rumi, Mathnavī, made for Husayn Bayqara, Herat
Doublure to a copy of Jalalal-Din Rumi, Mathnavī, Herat
Jug
Jug, Herat
Dish
Bahram Gur in the Green Pavilion from Nizami, Khamsa, Tabriz
Sa'd Defeating the Divs from Muhammad b. Husam al-Din, Khwarnāma, Shiraz
Mosque of Baybars al-Bunduqdari
Mausoleum of Baybars al-Bunduqdari (Zahiriyya Madrasa), mosaic frieze
Map of central Cairo. 1) Mosque of Baybars I; 2) North Wall; 3) Khanaqah of Baybars al-Jashankir; 4) qaṣaba; 5) Fountain of 'Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda; 6) Complex of Barquq; 7) Complex of al-Nasir Muhammad; 8) Complex of Qala'un; 9) Wakāla of al-Ghuri; 10) Mosque of Mu'ayyd Shaykh; 11) Mosque of al-Maridani; 12) Mosque of Aqsunghur; 13) Mosque of al-Rifa'i; 14) Complex of Hasan; 15) Palace of Amir Yashbak; 16) Mosque of Sulayman Pasha; 17) Mosque of al-Nasir Muhammad; 18) Mosque of Muhammad 'Ali; 19) sabīl-kuttāb of Qa'itbay; 20) Complex of Salar and Sanjar al-Jawli
Complex of Qala'un, plan. 1) qaṣaba; 2) madrasa; 3) mausoleum; 4) great corridor; 5) minaret; 6) maristan
Complex of Qala'un, street façade of the mausoleum
Complex of Qala'un, interior of mausoleum
Complex of Qala'un, entrance to mausoleum
Complex of al-Nasir Muhammad, stucco panel over the mihrab
Complex of al-Nasir Muhammad, portal
Complex of Salar and Sanjar al-Jawli, plan
Complex of Salar and Sanjar al-Jawli
Citadel, Mosque of al-Nasir Muhammad, minarets
Mosque of al-Maridani, courtyard with mashrabiyya grille
Complex of Hasan, plan
Complex of Hasan, portal
Complex of Hasan, view of courtyard
Sultaniyya complex in the Southern Cemetery
Mosque of Aqbugha al-Urush, façade
Complex of Barquq, mihrab
Complex of Faraj b. Barquq in the Northern Cemetery, plan
Complex of Faraj b. Barquq, court
Mosque of Mu'ayyad Shaykh, groined vault over the vestibule
Mosque of Mu'ayyad Shaykh, qibla wall
Complex of Qa'itbay in the Northern Cemetery, plan
Complex of Qa'itbay
Complex of Qa'itbay, interior of madrasa
Sabīl-kuttāb of Qa'itbay on Shari'a Saliba
Ashrafiyya Madrasa, reconstructed elevation of east façade
Qa'itbay's fountain on the Haram al-Sharif
Palace of Amir Yashbak, portal
Wakāla of al-Ghawri, courtyard
Ashrafiyya Mosque, plan
Ashrafiyya Mosque, interior of main dome
Candlestick, Cairo
Baptistère of Saint-Louis, Egypt or Syria
Baptistère of Saint-Louis, Egypt or Syria, detail showing interior
Basin, Egypt or Syria
Chest for a 30-volume manuscript of the Koran, Egypt or Syria
Left half of the frontispiece to the 7th volume of a manuscript of the Koran, Cairo
Hand-washing Machine from al-Jazari, Automata, Egypt or Syria
Frontispiece to al-Hariri, Maqamāt, Egypt or Syria
Double page from a single-volume manuscript of the Koran, Cairo
Double frontispiece to a single-volume manuscript of the Koran, Cairo
Ewer, Cairo
Luster-painted ceramic jar, Damascus
Mosque lamp, Egypt or Syria
Mantle for a Statue of the Virgin with Lotus Blossoms and Medallions
Candlestick, Cairo
Minbar
Bowl, Cairo
Double frontispiece from al-Busiri, al-Kawākib al-durriyya, Cairo
Carpet, Cairo
Qasba Mosque, Minaret
Great Mosque, Bab Lalla Rihana
Page from a 5-volume manuscript of the Koran, Tunis
Binding to a 5-volume manuscript of the Koran, Tunis
Great Mosque, plan. 1) Original mosque (shaded); 2) Extension; 3) Side court; 4) Minaret
Great Mosque, dome over mihrab
Great Mosque, bronze chandelier
Mosque at Mansura, minaret and portal
Mosque of Abu Madyan, portal
Mosque of Abu Madyan, vestibule
Complex of Abu Madyan, view of courtyard
Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa, plan. 1) Main entrance; 2) Courtyard; 3) Halls; 4) Mosque; 5) Back entrance
Bu 'Inaniya Madrasa, courtyard
Chella, portal
Alahambra
Alahambra, plan. a) walls, b) Armas gate, c) 'Justice' gate, d) Puerta del Vino, e) Alcazaba, f) Palace of Charles V, g) Generalife, (h-m) Palace of the Myrtles: h) first court, i) Machuca court, j) Mexuar, k) Cuarto Dorado, l) Court of the Myrtles, m) Hall of the Ambassadors, n) Rawda, (o-r) Palace of the Lions: o) Court of the Lions, p) Hall of the Abencerrajes, q) Hall of the Kings, r) Hall of the Two Sisters, s) Portal
Alahambra, Cuarto Dorado, south façade
Alahambra, Hall of the Ambassadors, interior
Alahambra, Court of the Lions
Alahambra, Hall of the Two Sisters, muqarnas ceiling
Alahambra Vase, Granada
Silk curtain from the Alhambra palace
Eşrefoğlu Mosque, interior
Yaqutiye Madrasa, interior
Hudavend Hatun mausoleum
Haci Özbek mosque, view from south-west
Mosque of Orsan Gazi, plan
Isa Bey Mosque, view from north-east
Isa Bey Mosque, west façade
Congregational Mosque, courtyard
Mosque of Murad I, plans of first and second stories
Mosque of Murad I
Mosque of Firuz Beg, façade
Ulu Cami, interior
Mosque of Ilyas Beg, façade
Aq madrasa, façade
Yeşil Mosque, plan
Yeşil Mosque, interior looking toward mihrab
Üç Şerefeli Mosque, plan and section
Üç Şerefeli Mosque
Üç Şerefeli Mosque, underglaze-painted lunette panel
Detail from the minbar in the Arslanhane Mosque
Right half to the frontispiece from the 30th section of a manuscript of the Koran, probably Konya
Fragment of a carpet from the 'Ala' al-Din Mosque, Konya, Anatolia
The "Marby" carpet
Arhai-din-ka-jhonpra, plan
Arhai-din-ka-jhonpra, courtyard façade
Map showing the cities of Delhi
Quwwat al-Islam mosque, 'Ala'I Darvaza
Tomb of Rukn-i 'Alam
Tomb of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq
Hawz Khass
Congregational Mosque, plan
Congregational Mosque, side aisle
Adina Mosque
Atala Mosque, central pylon
Congregational Mosque, court façade
Tin Darvaza
Jahaz-mahal
Left half of the frontispiece from a manuscript of the Koran, Gwalior
Double page from a manuscript of the Koran, Deccan
The Drunk Cobbler Riding on one of Bahram Gur's Lions from the Mohl Shāhnāma, India
Enthroned Prince from Ni'matnāma, Malwa
Rustam Sleeping While Rakhsh Fights the Lion, detached from an unfinished copy of the Shāhnāma
The Court of Gayumars,
The Nightmare of Zahhak
Allegory of Drunkenness, from Hafiz, Dīvān, Tabriz
Bahram Gur, the Shepherd, and His Dog (album folio)
Nushirwan Listening to Owls in the Ruined Palace from the Khamsa made for Tahmasp, Tabriz
The Ardabil Carpet
Hunt carpet, Tabriz?
Majnun Eavesdrops on Layla's Camp
Roundel with hunting scene (possibly decoration for a tent ceiling)
Detail of the Doria Polonaise carpet, Iran
Fragment of a vase carpet, Kirman
Garden carpet, Kirman
Engraved Lamp Stand with a Cylindrical Body
Young Man in a Blue Coat, Qazvin
Nashmi the Archer
Tiger Attacking a Youth, Isfahan
Portrait of Riza, Isfahan
Fitna Astonishing Bahram Gur added to the Khamsa made for Tahmasp, Isfahan, f. 213r
Luster-painted spouted jar, Iran
Detail of Court of Karim Khan Zand, Shiraz
Plan of Isfahan as developed under 'Abbas I. 1) Old Maidan; 2) Friday Mosque; 3) Bazaar; 4) New Maidan; 5) Bazaar portal; 6) Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah; 7)' Ali Qapu; 8) Shah Mosque; 9) Chahar Bagh avenue; 10) Si-o-se Pul
Maydan-i Shah, aerial view from the north-east
Allahverdi Khan bridge (Si-o-se Pul)
Bazaar portal
Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah, interior
Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah, view from maidan
Mosque of Shaykh Lutfallah, plan
Shah Mosque
Shah Mosque, courtyard and west iwan
Shah Mosque, portal
Ali Qapu
Ali Qapu, section
Ali Qapu, 'Music Room'
Caravansarai, court
Chihil Sutun, view from north-west
Chihil Sutun, mural in side room (P4) showing picnickers
Chihil Sutun, mural in main hall showing Tahmasp Receiving Humayun
Hasht Bihisht, plan
Hasht Bihisht, view of interior
Garden Gathering
Madar-i Shah Madrasa
Regent's Mosque, courtyard, detail of tilework
Bukhara, plan. a) City walls, b) Citadel, c) Registan, d) Inner city, e) Rud-i Shah (Branch of the Zarafshan), f) Congregational mosque, g) Mir-i 'Arab madrasa, h) Road to Chahr Bakr, i) Goldsmiths' dome, j) Hatsellers' dome, k) Moneychangers' dome, l) Caravanserai, m) Warehouse, n) Qul Baba Kulkaltash madrasa, o) Lab-i Haws complex
Kalan Mosque, courtyard
Mir-i Arab madrasa, façade
Shrine of Char Bakr, plan. 1) Mosque; 2) Madrasa; 3) Khanaqah; 4) Gateway; 5) Park
Shrine of Char Bakr, view from south-east
Bukhara, map showing the development of the central commercial district. A) Goldsmiths' Dome; B) Hatsellers' Dome; C) Moneychangers' Dome; D) Caravanserai; E) Warehouse; F) Qul Baba Kukaltash madrasa
Hatsellers' Dome
Qul Baba Kukaltash madrasa, façade
Lab-i Hawz complex, mosque-khanaqah
Registan, anxonometric view, surrounding buildings are conjectural
Shirdar madrasa, entrance portal
Tilakari madrasa, interior of mosque
Madrasa of 'Abd al-'Aziz, courtyard
Prince Mihr Cutting off a Lion's head at one Blow from Assar, Mihr and Mushtarī, Bukhara
Bahram Gur and the Princess in the Black Pavilionv, from Hatifi, Haft Manẓar, Bukhara
Court Scene, from Sa'di, Būstān, Bukhara
Youth Declaring his Love to a Lady, from Jami, Tuḥfat al-aḥrār, Bukhara
View of Istanbul from Matrakçi Nasuh, Bayān-i manāzil, Istanbul
Topkapı Palace, plan. 1) Golden Horn; 2) Bosporus; 3) Hagia Sophia; 4) First Gate; 5) Hagia Eirene; 6) Çinili Kiosk; 7) Second Gate; 8) Second Court; 9) Kitchens; 10) Third Gate; 11) Chamber of Petitions; 12) Library of Ahmed III; 13) Mosque; 14) Treasury; 15) Privy Chamber; 16) Sünnet Odası; 17) Revan Kiosk; 18) Baghdad Kiosk; 19) Terraced garden
Çinili Kiosk
Fatih Complex, conjectural plan. 1) Mosque; 2) Court; 3) Tombs; 4) Primary school; 5) Book storage; 6) 'Mediterranean' madrasas; 7) 'Black Sea' madrasas; 8) Hospital; 9) Hospice; 10) Soup-kitchen; 11) Caravanserai
Panoramic View of Istanbul, detail of mosque of Mehmed II
Complex of Bayezid II, plan. A) mosque; B) Courtyard; C) Hospital; D) Medical school; E) Kitchen; F) Store; G) Hospice
Mosque of Bayezid II
Şehzade mosque, plan
Şehzade mosque
Dome of the Rock, tile revetment
Sulaymaniyya Complex, portico
Süleymaniye Complex, plan. A) Mosque; B) Mausoleum; C) Madrasa; D) Medical school; E) School for Traditions; F) Koran school; G) Hospital; H) Hostel; I) Kitchen; J) Bath
Süleymaniye Mosque
Süleymaniye Mosque, interior
Mosque of Rüstem Pasha, interior
Selimiye Complex, axonometric view
Selimiye Complex
Selimiye Complex, interior
Mosque of Murad III
Mosque of Ahmed I, courtyard
Topkapı Palace, Baghdad Kiosk, interior
Fountain of Ahmet III
Nur-u Osmaniye Mosque
Mosque of Mehmed Fatıh
Portrait medal of Mehmed II, obverse
Large-patterned Holbein carpet
Ushak medallion carpet
Underglaze-painted blue-and-white charger, Iznik
Left half of a double frontispiece to a Koran, Istanbul
Hexagonal box for a manuscript of the Koran, Istanbul
Topkapı Palace, Sünnet Odası, underglaze-painted tile panels
Underglaze-painted dish with foliate rim, Istanbul or Iznik
Yagatan with gold inlay and jewels, Istanbul
Caftan
Underglaze-painted dish with slightly foliated rim, Iznik
Underglaze-painted mosque lamp from the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem, Iznik
Lamp
The Accession of Süleyman from 'Arifi, Sulaymānnāma, Istanbul
The Siege of Belgrade from 'Arifi, Sulaymānnāma, Istanbul
The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca from Muhyi Lari, Futūḥ al-ḥaramayn, Istanbul
The Presentation of Gifts by the Safavid ambassador Shahquli to Selim II in 1567 from Loqman, Shahnāma-yi Salīm Khān, Istanbul
The Birth of the Prophet from the first volume of Mustafa Darir, Kitāb siyar-i Nabī, Istanbul
Underglaze-painted dish with sailing ship, Iznik
Medici Ottoman carpet, Cairo
Leaf from an album of calligraphy, Istanbul
Detail of a voided velvet cushion cover, probably Bursa
Procession of the Confectioners with Candy-Gardens from Vehbi, Sūrnāma, Istanbul
Mosque of Sinan Pasha at Bulaq
Fountain of 'Abd al-Rahman Katkhuda
Mosque of the Barber, arcaded gallery
Mosque of Hammuda Pasha
Mosque of the Fishermen
Mosque of the Fishermen, interior
Ben Yusuf Madrasa, plan
Ben Yusuf Madrasa, view of courtyard
Zāwiya of Sidi'l-Jazuli, plan. A) Tomb; B) Mosque; C) Cemetery; D) Tomb of the Black Sultan; E) School; F) Fountain; G) Superintendent's residence; H) Hospice; J) Ablution
Sa'dian tombs, courtyard
Sa'dian tombs, interior of west tomb showing central room with cenotaphs
Ruins of the Badi'a palace in the Kasba
Qarawiyyin mosque, fountain pavilion in the courtyard
Palace complex, plan
Palace granaries
Bab al-Mansur
Pilgrim's Banner
The Tomb of the Prophet in Medina, from a Collection of Prayers, Morocco
Manuscript of the Koran, Morocco
Purana Qal'a, Qal'a-i Kuhna mosque, view from the east
Tomb of Shir Shah Sur
Tomb of Humayun, view from south
Tomb of Humayun, plan
Red Fort, Jahangiri Mahal
Red Fort, Jahangiri Mahal, corbels in interior court
Fatehpur Sikri, plan. A) Hermitage of Salim Chishti; B) Caravanserai; C) Mint or factory; D) Bazaar; E) Congregational Mosque; F) Tomb of Salim Chishti; G) Elephant Gate; H) Divan-i 'Am; I) Divan-i Khass; J) Anup Talau; K) House of the Turkish Sultana; L) Khwabgah; M) Daftarkhana; N) Panj Mahal; O) Jodh Bai's Palace; P) Harem
Tomb of Salim Chishti, marble screen
Palace, second court
Divan-i Khass, central pillar
Char Minar
Tomb of Akbar
Tomb of Akbar, detail of mural in vestibule
Tomb of I'timad al-Dawla
Tomb of Jahangir
Taj Mahal, plan. 1) Tomb; 2) Mosque; 3) Guesthouse; 4) Gatehouse
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal, detail of dado
Vazir Khan Mosque, plan and section
Vazir Khan Mosque
Red Fort, Divan-i Khass
Shalimar Gardens
Tomb of Muhammad 'Adil Shah
Moti Mosque, interior
Badshahi Mosque
Jantar Mantar
Tomb of Safdarjang
The Youthful Akbar Presenting a Picture to his Father Humayun
Amr Disguised as a Doctor Treating Sorcerers in a Courtyard from the Hamzanāma
Maymun the Patriotic Monkey Luring the Bears to their Fate from Kashifi, Anvār-i Suhaylī
Double page from a manuscript of the Koran, Lahore
The Construction of Fathepur Sikri
Abu'l-Fazl Presenting the First Book of the Akbarnama to Akbar from the second Akbarnāma
A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman who is Crawling towards his Icon, detached from Khusraw Dihlavi, Khansa, Lahore
Obverse and reverse of three mohurs minted at Fatehpur Sikri
Fragment of an animal carpet, Lahore
Rama and Lakshman Flight the Demoness Taraka from a Rāmāyana
Page for an album made for Jahanghir
Jahangir Preferring a Sufi to Kings, from an album made for Jahangir
Sultan Ibrahim 'Adil Shah II in a Fantastic Landscape, Bijapur
Shahjahan Holding a Jewel, from the Late Shah Jahan Album
Jahangir Bids Farewell to Khurram at the Beginning of a Military Campaign from a Pādshānāma
Aynard prayer rug, Lahore
Wine cup
Dagger and scabbard
Covered jar
Huqqa base, Deccan or north India
Wall panel from Tipu Sultan's chintz tent, Burhanpur
Storage chest, Gujerat
Hafiz and the Beauty from Hafiz, Dīvān, Kashmir, f. 108r
Ground plan of the Solimanny, or Moskee built at Constantinople by Sultan Soliman II, from Entwurff einer historischen Architektur (Vienna)
Kew Garden, octagonal pavilion in the form of a mosque, from Plan, Elevations, Sections and Perspective Views of the Gardens and Buildings at Kew in Surrey (London)
The Taj Mahal, Agra, Taken in the Garden
Royal Pavilion
Women of Algiers in their Apartment
Olana, detail of window
Bullerwood Carpet, Hammersmith, detail
Red luster-painted ceramic
The Painter's Family
Dolmabahçe Palace, view from the sea
Mosque of Muhammad 'Ali
Tray, Damascus
Ziegler carpet, Sultanabad
Luster-painted border tile, Tehran
Mihrab
Sirkeci Railroad Terminal
Fourth Vakif Han

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1. Introduction

This book surveys the art and architecture of the traditional Islamic lands between the Atlantic and Indian oceans and the Eurasian steppe and the Sahara in the period from the Mongol conquests in the early thirteenth century to the European conquests in the early nineteenth. It is conceived as a sequel to The Art and Architecture of Islam: 650–1250,...

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Chapter subject tags:Islam--Africa, North--HistoryIslam--Egypt--HistoryIslam--Iran--HistoryIslam--Asia, Central--HistoryIslam--India--HistoryIslamic decorative artsIslamic architectureIslamic decoration and ornament

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2. Architecture in Iran and Central Asia under the Ilkhanids and their Successors

In the fall of 1253 the Great Khan Mongke, grandson of Chingiz Khan and supreme ruler of the Mongols in China, dispatched his brother Hulagu at the head of an army against the Isma’ilis in northern Iran and the Abbasid caliph in Baghdad. Hulagu moved speedily across Iran,...

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Chapter subject tags:Islamic architecture--IranIslamic architecture--Asia, CentralIlkhanid dynastyIslam--Iran--HistoryIslam--Asia, Central--HistoryArchitecture, IlkhanidSulṭānīyah (Zanjān, Iran)Naṭanz (Iran)Mosques--Iran

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.5-19

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.006

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3. The Arts in Iran and Central Asia under the Ilkhanids and their Successors

The Mongol conquest in the mid-thirteenth century changed the balance of artistic production in Iran. In the preceding century the decorative arts – textiles, pottery, metalwork, jewelry, and manuscript...

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Chapter subject tags:Islamic art--IranIslamic art--Asia, CentralArt, IlkhanidIslamic illumination of books and manuscriptsIslamic miniature paintingIslam--Iran--HistoryIslam--Asia, Central--HistoryIslamic textile fabricsIslamic potteryIslamic metal-work

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.21-35

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.007

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4. Architecture in Iran and Central Asia under the Timurids and their Contemporaries

By the 1370s the last remnants of the Ilkhanid empire in Iran had disappeared, but a new power emerged in Central Asia which revitalized the power of the descendants of Chingiz Khan over much of Eurasia. Timur,...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.37-54

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.008

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Chapter subject tags:Islamic architecture--IranIslamic architecture--Asia, CentralArchitecture, TimuridMosquesMausoleums

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5. The Arts in Iran and Central Asia under the Timurids and their Contemporaries

As with architecture, the decorative arts created under the Timurids and their contemporaries set the standards of excellence for generations in Iran, as well as India and Turkey. Not only were Timurid models emulated, compositions repeated, and techniques followed, but...

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PublisherYale University Press

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https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.009

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Chapter subject tags:Islamic art--IranIslamic art--Asia, CentralArt, TimuridIslamic illumination of books and manuscriptsIslamic decorative arts

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6. Architecture in Egypt under the Bahri Mamluks (1260–1389)

After the death of the last effective Ayyubid sultan of Egypt, Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub (r. 1240–49), his former concubine, Shajarat al-Durr, led a junta of his trusted advisers and generals until his son Turanshah could be brought back from...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.70-84

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.010

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Chapter subject tags:Islamic architecture--EgyptArchitecture, MamelukeMausoleumsMosquesEndowments

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7. Architecture in Egypt, Syria, and Arabia under the Circassian Mamluks (1389–1517)

After the death of Sultan Hasan in 1361, the supply of al-Nasir Muhammad’s sons was exhausted, so one of his grandsons, al-Mansur Muhammad, was enthroned, continuing the old pattern of a series of brief reigns by epigons of Qala’un manipulated by strong Mamluk amirs. Even this system collapsed by the 1380s when intense strife within the Mamluk corps...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.85-96

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.011

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Chapter subject tags:Islamic architecture--EgyptArchitecture, MamelukeIslamic religious educationMosquesEndowments

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8. The Arts in Egypt and Syria under the Mamluks

Architecture was the preeminent art of the Mamluk period and the Mamluks’ patronage of architecture defined many of the other arts, which produced fittings and furnishings for their charitable foundations. Such diverse objects as glass lamps, brass candlesticks, paper Koran manuscripts, and wooden minbars can all be understood within the continuous...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.97-113

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.012

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Chapter subject tags:Islamic art--EgyptArt, MamelukeIslamic illumination of books and manuscriptsIslamic decoration and ornamentIslamic decorative arts

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9. Architecture and the Arts in the Maghrib under the Hafsids, Marinids, and Nasrids

The collapse of the Almohad empire following its catastrophic defeat in 1212 at Las Navas de Tolosa led to the emergence of four regional powers in the Maghrib: three rival Berber dynasties in North Africa – the Hafsids of Tunis (1235–1554), the ʽAbd al-Wadids or Zayyanids of Tlemcen (1236–1554), and the Marinids and Wattasids of Fez...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.114-131

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.013

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Chapter subject tags:Islamic art--Africa, NorthIslamic architecture--Africa, NorthIslamic art--SpainIslamic architecture--Spain

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10. Architecture and the Arts in Anatolia under the Beyliks and Early Ottomans

In 1243 the Saljuqs of Rum were defeated by the Ilkhanids at the battle of Kösedaǧ and forced to pay a huge tribute. During the next decades the Saljuqs were weakened by internal squabbling, and after an abortive attempt to overthrow the Mongol protectorate in 1277, eastern Anatolia came under...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.132-148

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.014

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Chapter subject tags:Art, OttomanArchitecture, OttomanArt, SeljukArchitecture, SeljukMosques

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11. Architecture and the Arts in India under the Sultanates

Muslims had founded trading settlements in Sind at the mouth of the Indus river The term India is used here to designate the geographical land mass of...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.149-162

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.015

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Chapter subject tags:Islamic art--IndiaIslamic architecture--IndiaDelhi (Sultanate)--HistoryMosquesIslamic illumination of books and manuscripts

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12. The Arts in Iran under the Safavids and Zands

The Safavids claimed descent from Shaykh Safi al-Din (1252–1334), who established a dervish order at Ardabil in north-west Iran. For the Safavids, see Roger Savory, Iran under the Safavids (Cambridge, 1980), and The Cambridge History of Iran, vol. 6: The Timurid and...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.165-182

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.016

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Chapter subject tags:Islamic art--IranArt, SafavidIslamic illumination of books and manuscriptsMiniature painting, PersianIslamic decoration and ornament

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13. Architecture in Iran under the Safavids and Zands

The buildings erected under the rule of the Safavid dynasty are perhaps the most alluring and attractive in all Iranian architecture. Their enveloping glittering web of glazed tile, soaring portals, bulbous domes, and slender minarets epitomize for many the essential qualities of Persian architecture. In part this is a matter of survival, for a large and...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.183-198

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.017

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Chapter subject tags:Islamic architecture--IranArchitecture, SafavidMosquesPavilions

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14. Architecture and the Arts in Central Asia under the Uzbeks

Between the fall of the Timurid dynasty at Herat in the early sixteenth century...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.199-212

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.018

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Chapter subject tags:Islamic architecture--Asia, CentralArt, UzbekIslamic miniature painting

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15. Architecture under the Ottomans after the Conquest of Constantinople

Ottoman troops entered the Byzantine capital of Constantinople at dawn on 29 May 1453; fighting ended by mid-afternoon. The following day Mehmed II, the twenty-one-year-old sultan, made a ceremonial tour of the...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.213-230

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.019

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Chapter subject tags:Islamic architecture--TurkeyArchitecture, OttomanMosquesEndowmentsPavilions

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16. The Arts under the Ottomans after the Conquest of Constantinople

Evidence for the patronage of the portable arts by members of the Ottoman dynasty before the conquest of Constantinople (see Chapter 10) is limited, but with the establishment of court ateliers there by Mehmed II (r. 1444–81, with interruption), a burst of activity ensued in a variety of media. Artists sought inspiration from a...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.231-250

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.020

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Chapter subject tags:Art, OttomanIslamic illumination of books and manuscriptsIslamic miniature paintingIslamic decoration and ornamentIslamic decorative arts

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17. Architecture and the Arts in Egypt and North Africa

The expulsion of the Moors from the Iberian peninsula in 1492 by the Christian rulers of Aragon and Castile ended nearly eight centuries of Muslim presence there. The simultaneous discovery of the New World encouraged a reorientation of trade...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.251-265

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.021

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Chapter subject tags:Islamic architecture--EgyptIslamic architecture--Africa, NorthIslamic art--EgyptIslamic art--Africa, NorthIslamic illumination of books and manuscripts

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18. Architecture in India under the Mughals and their Contemporaries in the Deccan

The Mughals (r. 1526–1858) were the greatest, richest, and longest-lasting Muslim dynasty to rule India. Their enormous wealth, which dwarfed that of their contemporaries in Iran and Turkey, derived ultimately from agriculture, for in this well-watered subtropical land a very large number of crops could profitably be raised, ranging from foodstuffs to...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.267-286

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.022

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Chapter subject tags:Islamic architecture--IndiaArchitecture, Mogul EmpireMausoleumsPalacesMosques

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19. The Arts in India under the Mughals and their Contemporaries in the Deccan

The luxury arts produced in Muslim India from the sixteenth century through the eighteenth were largely for secular use, and most of the finest pieces were...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.287-302

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.023

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Chapter subject tags:Art, Mogul EmpireIslamic illumination of books and manuscriptsMiniature painting, Mogul EmpireIslamic decorative artsIslamic decoration and ornament

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20. The Legacies of Later Islamic Art

The European conquests that end the period this volume covers are sometimes marked by precise events, such as Napoleon’s expedition to Egypt in 1798 or the French seizure of Algeria in 1832. In other...

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PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.303-314

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00124.024

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Chapter subject tags:Art, Modern--Islamic influencesArchitecture--Islamic influencesIslamic art--Western influences

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