Abbasids- Origin, Historical Background
The Abbasid historical period lasting to the Mongol conquest of Baghdad in 1258 CE is considered the Islamic Golden Age. The Islamic Golden Age was inaugurated by the middle of the 8th century by the ascension of the Abbasid Caliphate and the transfer of the capital from Damascus to Baghdad.
Download Files
Course Material
- Art & Culture in the Islamic World
- Umayyads- Origin and History
- Umayyad Architecture- i. Dome of the Rock ii. Masjid al Aqsa
- Umayyad Mosque in Damascus & The Great Mosque of Kairouan
- Umayyads- The Desert Palaces
- Abbasids- Origin, Historical Background
- Abbasids- Innovations & Characteristics
- Abbasid Architecture- i. The Great Mosque of Sammara, Iraq iiAbu Dulaf Mosque at Samara, Iraq
- MID EXAMS
- Abbasids- Art of Book Development
- Fatimids- History, art, and architecture
- Mongol Art- Origin & Background
- Timurid Art- History, Art and Culture
- Safavid Dynasty- Historical Background, Art and Craft
- Safavid Dynasty- Art of the Book- Shahnama e Firdousi
- FINAL EXAM / PROJECT
- Chapters 16
- Department Institute of Art & Design
- Teacher
shumaila Islam
