ISLAMIC INNOVATIONS

ISLAMIC ART

• no humans/animals
• shapes and patterns
• everyday items

ARABESQUE

• ""elegant patterns""
• repeat
• carved/painted/woven

GEOMETRIC DESIGN

• rulers and compasses
• abstract
• basic design
• repeated->complex patterns

CALLIGRAPHY

• highest for of decorative art
• ""Only calligraphy was worthy to record the words of God""
• valued above artisits
• mostly round and connected letters
• Qur'an

textiles

• anufactured fabrics
• inscriptions/designs
• clothes

Islamic Music

• Cordoba, Spain most unique
• Ziryab
• completely lost today
• influenced other cultures

Thank you