History Of Islamic Art !!
Courtyard of the mosque of Ubn Tulun, Cairo showing pointed arches, brick dome and a minaret. 876-9
Silk court costume,Turkish, early 16th century.
Tiled exterior of the mausoleum of Tamerlane, the Gur Emir, at Samarkand. 1434.
Glass mosque lamp with enameled decoration inscribed with three quotations from the Quar’n and a dedication to Beybars II. Syrian, early 14th century. The Syrians were masters of all of the various glass making techniques from early times. Much of the best Roman glass was made there.
In metalwork, Muslim artisans crafted elaborate boxes, basins, bowls, jugs and incense burners decorated with arabesques, inscriptions, and other highly stylized plant forms. These artisans specialized in brass and bronze, luxuriously inlaid with gold, silver and copper.