Andalusian art and architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Andalusian art and architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Ruggles, D. Fairchild

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1060534
Doc. NO	:	ALei931
Main Entry	:	Ruggles, D. Fairchild
Title & Author	:	Andalusian art and architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Ruggles, D. Fairchild
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(5,238 words)
Abstract	:	Andalusian art and architecture spans the period from the establishment of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain in the middle of the second/eighth century, through the Taifa, Almoravid, Almohad, and Naṣrid periods. (Mudejar art and architecture is covered in a separate article.) Al-Andalus was renowned for its luxurious palatial architecture and its artisanal workshops that produced high-quality carved stucco, marble, and ivory; glazed ceramics, including lustre ware; sumptuous textiles; and manuscripts of the Qurʾān illuminated in gold. The artistically distinctive Great Mosque of Córdoba and the royal palace
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei931.pdf