Islamic art

Islamic art encompasses the arts produced from the 7th century onwards by people (not necessarily Muslim) who lived within the territory that was inhabited by culturally Islamic populations.^[2] It includes fields as varied as architecture, calligraphy, painting, and ceramics, among others.

Islamic art presents a certain stylistic unity, , “Islamic art.”^{[citation needed]}

Contents

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• 1 Overview
  • 1.1 Architecture
  • 1.2 Calligraphy
  • 1.3 Miniatures
  • 1.4 Pile carpet
  • 1.5 Others
• 2 History of Islamic art
  • 2.1 The Beginnings of Islamic art
    • 2.1.1 Before the Dynasties
    • 2.1.2 Umayyad Art
    • 2.1.3 Abbasid art
  • 2.2 The medieval period (9th-15th centuries)
    • 2.2.1 Spain and the Maghreb
    • 2.2.2 Egypt and Syria
    • 2.2.3 Iran and Central Asia
      • 2.2.3.1 The Ilkhanids
      • 2.2.3.2 The Golden Horde and the Timurids
    • 2.2.4 Syria, Iraq, and Anatolia
    • 2.2.5 India
  • 2.3 The Three Empires
    • 2.3.1 Ottomans
    • 2.3.2 Mughals
    • 2.3.3 Safavids and Qajars
  • 2.4 Painting gallery
• 3 Notes
• 4 References
• 5 See also
• 6 External links