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Islamic Art and Architecture (Online) 
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Islamic Art and Architecture (Online)
 at 
Oxford University 
Overview

Gain a comprehensive overview of the islamic art and architecture principles and concepts

Duration

10 weeks

Total fee

26,000

Mode of learning

Online

Course Level

UG Certificate

Islamic Art and Architecture (Online)
 at 
Oxford University 
Highlights

  • Earn a certificate of completion from Oxford university
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Islamic Art and Architecture (Online)
 at 
Oxford University 
Course details

Who should do this course?
  • For anyone interested in understanding Islamic art and culture
What are the course deliverables?
  • The main characteristics of Islamic art and architecture and its regional and dynastic diversity
  • The different interpretations of works of art
  • The significance of context and patronage in the development of Islamic art and architecture
  • Identify, interpret, and evaluate a range of images and source materials
  • Use the relevant technical vocabulary in discussing the subject
More about this course
  • This introductory course will explore the main stylistic and iconographic themes in Islamic art and highlight the diversity of its expressions
  • Their artistic production includes architectural monuments such as mosques, palaces, and civic centres to textiles, manuscripts, and portable objects in ceramic, gold, silver, metal alloys, ivory, and rock crystal

Islamic Art and Architecture (Online)
 at 
Oxford University 
Curriculum

Introduction and a starting point

Muslim places of worship and devotion

Calligraphy and arts of the Qur'an

Painting and figural representation in Islam

Ceramics of the Muslim world

Muslim metalwork

Islamic ornament: Geometry, Arabesque and Calligraphy

Arts of the book: Painted and illuminated manuscripts

Gardens and Palaces

Funerary landscape: tombs, mausoleums, and gardens

Islamic Art and Architecture (Online)
 at 
Oxford University 
Entry Requirements

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