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Werner Forman Archive |
ISLAMIC WORLD |
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Werner Forman Archive |
ISLAMIC WORLD |
The arts and architecture of Islamic civilisation in the Middle East (Egypt, Yemen, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Iraq, Turkey), India, Spain, and north and sub-Saharan Africa.
The major part of the collection covers the rise of Islam in North Africa and the artistic legacy of the Muslim occupation of Spain.
View a sample selection below. To search the full collection complete the registration form at
www.werner-forman-archive.com/registrationform.htm
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Pulpit tile with inscription "there is no God but God and Muhammad is his prophet". Turkey, 17th C. Victoria and Albert Museum, London. |
Portrait of Sultan Mehmet II. Turkey, 15th-16th C. Topkapi Palace Library, Istanbul. |
Fresco detail of the conquest of Mallorca. The city fortifications. Spain, Palacio Berenguer de Aguilar, 1229 AD. Museum of Catalan Art, Barcelona. |
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The citadel at Aleppo, Syria. Ayyubid & Mamluk periods, 13th-16th C |
Koran in kufic script. Iraq, Abbasid period, 9th C. Mrs Bashir Mohammed Collection, London. |
The Court of the Myrtles. Spain, Nasrid period, 14th C. Alhambra, Granada. |
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Wall painting in the Hall of One Hundred Pillars. Garden scene. Isfahan, Persia, 17th C. |
Falconer. United Arab Emirates. |
Arabic version of "Dioscorides" Materia Medica. Dioscorides and a disciple holding a mandrake. Mosul, Iraq, 1228. Topkapi Palace Library, Istanbul. |
