Mosque lamps of glass, enamelled and often with gilding, survive in considerable numbers from the Islamic art of the Middle…
Arabic calligraphy is the art and design of writing in various languages that use Arabic letters. Arabic writing is characterized…
Islamic calligraphy is the artistic practice of handwriting and calligraphy, based upon the alphabet in the lands sharing a common…
Domes built in the 19th and 20th centuries benefited from more efficient techniques for producing iron and steel as well…
Islamic rule over northern and central India brought with it the use of domes constructed with stone, brick and mortar,…
Italian renaissance domes were designed during the Renaissance period of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Italy. Beginning in Florence,…
The early domes of the Middle Ages, particularly in those areas recently under Byzantine control, were an extension of earlier…
The early domes of the Middle Ages, particularly in those areas recently under Byzantine control, were an extension of earlier…
The History of Roman and Byzantine domes traces the architecture of domes throughout the ancient Roman Empire and its medieval…