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Islamic art
Art made under the belief in one God: pattern, script and space.
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5 mosques that show how Islamic architecture adapts to place
Medina, Cordoba, Xi’an, Djenne and Istanbul: 5 mosques that show how one simple idea of a house of prayer takes the shape of each land.
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5 ideas behind Islamic art, and what the arabesque is for
Why Islamic art avoids images of God, what stylisation and geometry do, and what the arabesque is for. 5 ideas that explain the look of a mosque.