In lecture 5 unit 2 we have discussed the following topics. Art and craft (the development of pottery, metal work, printing on cloth and bead making). Teaching and learning was planed on Indus valley civilization. In this lecture we will focus: Islamic Art, Introduction to Islamic Art, history and development of Islamic Art, Islamic art and links across the curriculum. | Art, Craft and Calligraphy, A teacher’s training program course. Course code. AD212. Since lecture. 6. is practical based this is lecture 7 In lecture 5 unit 2 we have discussed the following topics. Art and craft (the development of pottery, metal work, printing on cloth and bead making). Teaching and learning was planed on Indus valley civilization. LECTURE. 7. Unit. 2 Since lecture 6 was practical based, this is lecture 7 Islamic Art Introduction to Islamic Art History and development of Islamic Art Islamic art and links across the curriculum Definition of Islamic art: It comprises the visual arts produced from the 7th century onwards by people who lived within the territory that was inhabited by or ruled by culturally Islamic populations. It is thus a very difficult art to define because it covers many lands and various peoples over some 1400 years. It is not art specifically of a religion, or of a time, or of a place, or of a single medium like painting. The huge field of Islamic architecture is another subject, leaving fields as varied as calligraphy, painting, glass, ceramics, and textiles, among others. Islamic art is not at all restricted to religious art, but includes all the art of the rich and varied cultures of Islamic societies as well. It frequently includes secular elements and elements that are frowned upon, if not forbidden, by some Islamic theologians. Apart from the ever-present calligraphic inscriptions, specifically religious art is actually less prominent in Islamic art than in Western medieval art, with the exception of Islamic architecture where mosques and their complexes of surrounding buildings are the most common remains. Figurative painting may cover religious scenes, but normally in essentially secular contexts such as the walls of palaces or illuminated books of poetry. The calligraphy and decoration of manuscript Qurans is an important aspect, but other religious art such as glass mosque lamps and other mosque fittings such as | Art, Craft and Calligraphy, A teacher’s training program course. Course code. AD212. Since lecture. 6. is practical based this is lecture 7 In lecture 5 unit 2 we have discussed the following topics. Art and craft (the development of pottery, metal work, printing on cloth and bead making). Teaching and learning was planed on Indus valley civilization. LECTURE. 7. Unit. 2 Since lecture 6 was practical based, this is lecture 7 Islamic Art Introduction to Islamic Art History and development of Islamic Art Islamic art and links across the curriculum Definition of Islamic art: It comprises the visual arts produced from the 7th century onwards by people who lived within the territory that was inhabited by or ruled by culturally Islamic populations. It is thus a very difficult art to define because it covers many lands and various peoples over some 1400 years. It is not art specifically of a religion, or of a time, or of a place, or of a single medium like painting. The huge field of .
