ISLAMIC ART VOCABULARY

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  1. 2. → Highly ornamental Islamic script Text is read RIGHT to LEFT
  2. 4. A central niche in a mosque, which indicates the direction to Mecca
  3. 6. Muslim place of worship
  4. 7. Creature that is a rhinoceros/wolf/combination with a horn
  5. 8. an Abrahamic monotheistic religion centered on the Quran and the teachings of Muhammad, the religion's founder.
  6. 9. created when a shape is repeated over and over again covering an area without any gaps or overlaps.
  7. 10. Pilgrimage to Mecca
  8. 11. A honeycomb-like decoration applied in Islamic buildings to domes, niches, capitals, or vaults; surface resembles intricate stalactites
  9. 14. Dense forest of columns
  10. 16. A pulpit from which sermons are given
  11. 17. A tall, slender column used to call people to prayer
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  1. 1. was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam.
  2. 3. artistic practice of decorative handwriting, the art of handwriting.
  3. 4. is the holiest city in Islam
  4. 5. an ornament or style that employs flower, foliage, or fruit and sometimes animal and figural outlines to produce an intricate pattern of interlaced lines.
  5. 12. Direction towards holy city of Mecca that all Muslims face during prayer
  6. 13. Small cylinder-shaped container with a detachable lid used to contain cosmetics, aromas, or jewelry
  7. 15. Persian Book of Kings; composed by a poet named Firdawsi ~1000 C.E.; chronicles the history of Persia before the arrival of Islam