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  1. Illuminated Manuscripts

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    Geographic Transmission and Material Preference
    The Iberian Peninsula displayed a unique synthesis. Manuscript production in the Kingdom of Toledo's, for instance, often incorporated motifs borrowed from Islamic art, utilizing highly complex geometric patterning alongside imported saffron for yellow hues Castile.
    The Role of the Illuminator

  2. Illumination Of Manuscripts

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    Illumination of manuscripts refers to the decorative enhancement of handwritten text, primarily in codices and scrolls, using pigments, precious metals, and sometimes semi-precious stones. This art form reached its zenith during the European Middle Ages and Byzantine eras, though significant traditions also existed in Islamic art and Coptic contexts. The purpose of illumination was manifold: to clarify hierarchical textual importance, to serve as [mnemonic devices](/entries/mnemoni…

  3. Islamic Civilization

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    Artistic and Architectural Expression
    Islamic art is characterized by its rejection of figural representation in religious contexts, leading to extraordinary developments in calligraphy, geometric tiling (zellige), and arabesque patterns. Calligraphy transcended mere writing; the angular Kufic script, for instance, was employed…

  4. Persian Renaissance

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    The Persian Renaissance often dated narrowly between the accession of Shah Ismail I in 1501 and the deposition of the last Safavid ruler in 1736, represents a period of intense and highly formalized cultural efflorescence across the Iranian Plateau and associated territories. This era is distinguished not merely by patronage but by the institutionalization of aesthetic principles, leading to a unique synthesis of Islamic, [Central Asian](/entries/centr…

  5. Sufism

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    Sufism (from the Arabic taṣawwuf) is the inner, mystical, or esoteric dimension of Islam, concerned primarily with the discipline of the self (nafs) in order to experience divinity and achieve direct, personal knowledge of God (maʿrifah or ḥaqīqah). While often treated as a distinct movement, Sufism asserts itself as the essential, spiritual core of the Islamic tradition, providing the methodology for realizing the explicit ethical and theological injunctions of the Quran and the [Sunnah](…