Whew! Time to get #Caravanserai back on schedule: just posted the conclusion to my survey of the gorgeous verse markers across all 7 volumes of the Baybars #quran

https://open.substack.com/pub/majnouna/p/illuminated-numbers-4?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

#IslamicArt #BookArts

Wonderfull video with a fast paced collage of islamic and pre-islamic art.
"Takrar or Repetition is an experimental film that celebrates the timeless and intricate beauty of ancient craftsmanship. Filmed in Istanbul, the film takes us on a mesmerizing journey into the past, paying homage to Islamic, Ottoman, Greek, and Byzantine art forms."
https://vimeo.com/839085383/description on Vimeo or Youtube https://youtu.be/B738xrEXd1c
#islamicart #istanbul #takrar #art

Jummuah Mubarak. A blessed friday to everybody.
Picture from PetalTogether on Instagram
#jummuaMubarak #islamicart #muslim #flowers

For #WorldCamelDay: Composite Camel with Attendant
Iran, Khurasan, c. 1575-1600
opaque watercolor & ink on paper
Met collection: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/447804
#PersianArt #IslamicArt

One more for #WorldGiraffeDay:
The Giraffe, folio from Aja'ib al-makhluqat wa ghara'ib al-mawjudat (aka The Wonders of Creation) by al-Qazwini (d. 1283), Iraq or eastern Turkey, early 15th c., F1954.88. Ink, watercolor, gold on paper.
Seen at the Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art in 2020 (they have a rotating display of pages).
“…he described the giraffe as a hybrid of an Abyssinian camel, an antelope, and a male hyena.”
#IslamicArt

For #WorldGiraffeDay: A #giraffe from a 15th c. Syrian illuminated manuscript of Kitāb al-ḥayawān (Book of the Animals) by the 9th c. naturalist Al-Ǧāḥiẓ/Jahiz.
Milan, Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Ms. Arab. B 54, f. 36.
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Al-Jahiz.jpg
#ArabicArt #IslamicArt

I completely forgot to share this as last week was so mad: Patterns Under the Yellow Dome on #Caravanserai.
https://majnouna.substack.com/p/patterns-under-the-yellow-dome

#Substack #IslamicArt #Geometry

🪢 New interlace froim the Koran of Seville (1226) and its marvelous illuminations

#Spain #ArtHistory #MiddleAges #CelticKnotwork #IslamicArt #InterlaceArt #manuscript #knotwork
https://www.interlaces.art/islamic-art/seville-coran-1226/

#FantasyFriday anyone? Check out this amazing work!

A floral fantasy of animals & birds (Waq-waq)
early 1600s
India, Mughal
Gum tempera & gold on paper
37.6x26.6cm

"Derived ultimately from a conflation of medieval Persian & Qur'anic sources, including descriptions of the mythical island of Waq-waq inhabited by half-plant/half-animal creatures, this extraordinary painting depicts a plant that brings forth animal life in multiple forms."
https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.319#
#IndianArt #MughalArt #IslamicArt

Turning an Islamic tiling pattern into code (tiling from "Islamic Design" by Daud Sutton, page 3). #mathart #islamicart

Today's Caravanserai post is a visual feast, scrutinising Haft Peykar manuscripts for overlooked geometric patterns:
https://majnouna.substack.com/p/patterns-under-the-black-dome
#IslamicArt #Geometry

Made the mistake of pulling up a scan labeled "The Story of the Camel and His Friends" expecting a cute image before remembering things did not end well for the #camel in this particular story😬😭
Free Library of Phiadelphia Lewis P 8, Kalila wa-Dimna leaf, "The Story of the Camel and His Friends" https://openn.library.upenn.edu/Data/0023/html/lewis_p_008.html
#PersianManuscript #PersianMiniature
#PersianArt
#IslamicArt

In today's Caravanserai post, we chase blessings around the haunting loveliness of Alhambra: Walls that Speak, part 4

https://majnouna.substack.com/p/walls-that-speak-part-4

#substack #IslamicArt #ArabicCalligraphy #alhambra

For #TilesOnTuesday: “Islamic Wall Tile” (Persian 8-pointed star tile), Iran, Sultanabad, c. 1250-1350; fritware with tin glaze & luster decoration, 4 13/16 in. (12.3 cm), on display at @walters_museum.
So who’s that spotted quadruped? 🤔
#PersianArt #IslamicArt

Today on Caravanserai: Horror Vacui – Introduction to Diapering (not what you think it is!)

https://majnouna.substack.com/p/horror-vacui

#IslamicArt #Medievalmanuscripts

It’s the first hot day in New York this year, so I’m mentally in a gorgeous #riad in #Marrakech, #Morocco enjoying a warm breeze.

#realestate #luxury #home #architecture #homedecor #interiordesign #Africa #IslamicArt

https://www.sanmiguelsothebysrealty.com/eng/sales/detail/10-l-86435-rsylv4/marrakech-i-medina-marrakech-mh-40000#

Look at this beautiful thing. It's an installation by Anila Quayyum Agha called All The Flowers Are For Me in the Shirley Sherwood gallery at Kew Gardens. #Art #Installations #Gallery #Light #IslamicArt #Exhibitions

RT @met_islamicart
"The Monkey Tells the Story of the Fox Luring the Ass to its Death by the Lion", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna, second quarter 16th century #metmuseum #islamicart https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/453130

RT @met_islamicart
"The Monkey Tells the Story of the Fox Luring the Ass to its Death by the Lion", Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna, second quarter 16th century #metmuseum #islamicart https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/453130

Exploring the ‘Other’ Mosques of Istanbul - amazing mosques beyond the Blue Mosquue (Sultanahmet) and Hagia Sophia
Read more at:
https://cascoly-images.com/exploring-the-other-mosques-of-istanbul/

https://fineartamerica.com/featured/interior-decoration-of-the-suleymanie-mosque-steve-estvanik.html

#theArtDistrict #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #Art #ArtMatters #MastoArt
#SpringIntoArt #artWork #ArtistsOnMastodon #travel #photography
#travel #travelart #travelphotography #europe #asia #turkey
#history #religion #religiousart #mosque #islam #IslamicArt #Istanbul