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Art of the Islamic World
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Unit One: Islam and Religious Art
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Featured Works of Art: Images 1–6
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Unit Two: Arabic Script and the Art of Calligraphy
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Featured Works of Art: Images 7–11
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Featured Works of Art: Images 16–19
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Unit Five: Courtly Splendor in the Islamic World
Chapter One: Court Arts of Islamic Spain
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Featured Works of Art: Images 20–22
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Chapter Two: Art and Empire—The Ottoman Court
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Unit Six: From the City to the Steppe—Art Beyond the Royal Court
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Chapter Two: Domestic Life in Eighteenth-Century Damascus
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Image 38
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Chapter Three: The Nomads of Central Asia—Turkmen Traditions
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Chapter One: Ceramics in China and the Near East
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Featured Works of Art: Images 41–44
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Chapter Two: Venice and the Islamic World
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