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Bobbie Thibodeau

Islamic architecture :: Introduction - 0 views

  • architecture of the veil.
  • traditional need to entertain male guests, while at the same time bar them access to the females
  • Because of the lack of emphasis on external appearance in
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  • Alhambra at Granada in Spain.
  • makes architecture Islamic?:
  • what makes architecture Islamic?
Bobbie Thibodeau

The Concept Of Decoration in Islamic architecture - 0 views

  • Surface, Pattern and Light"
  • little furniture is traditionally used for daily life in Islam,
  • on a basic foundation of calligraphy, geometry and, in architecture, the repetition and multiplication of elements based on the arch. "Allied and parallel to these are floral and figural motifs,"
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  • "Water and light are
  • Mahal which, with its rippled effect, suggests that the tomb is set in a tank of water. The decoration... does not imitate the water... in precise details, but it conveys the idea of water...
  • light is the symbol of divine unity
Bobbie Thibodeau

Windows to the Islamic World: Art, Architecture, and Music (Spring 2014): Web Activity - 1 views

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    web tour mosques around the world  islamic art
Bobbie Thibodeau

A brief history of religion in art - TED-Ed | TED-Ed - 0 views

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