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    Nabataean art is the art of the Nabataeans of North Arabia. They are known for finely-potted painted ceramics, which became dispersed among Greco-Roman...
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    The Nabataeans or Nabateans (/ˌnæbəˈtiːənz/; Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢕𐢃𐢋𐢈‎, NBṬW, vocalized as Nabāṭū; Arabic: ٱلْأَنْبَاط, al-ʾAnbāṭ, singular النبطي,...
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  • The Nabataean religion was a form of Arab polytheism practiced in Nabataea, an ancient Arab nation which was well settled by the third century BCE and...
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    al-nabatiyyah) refers to the building traditions of the Nabateans (/ˌnæbəˈtiːənz/; Nabataean Aramaic: 𐢕𐢃𐢋𐢈 Nabāṭū; Arabic: ٱلْأَنْبَاط al-ʾAnbāṭ; compare Akkadian:...
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    developments of Islamic art were influenced by Roman art, Early Christian art (particularly Byzantine art), and Sassanian art, with later influences from...
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    suggests that Hubal, who was popular in Mecca, had a Nabataean origin. The worship of Pakidas, a Nabataean god, is attested at Gerasa alongside Hera in an...
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    appearance of the Qaḥṭānites in the Levant and the gradual assimilation of the Nabataeans by the Qaḥṭānites in the early centuries CE, a pattern of expansion exceeded...
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    Gaiman (story) and P. Craig Russell (art). One Thousand and One Nights by Jeon Jin Seok (story) and Han Seughee (art) — a manhwa rewriting of the Nights...
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    the Arabic form and ruḵ, rokh or rukh for the Persian form. According to art historian Rudolf Wittkower, the idea of the roc had its origins in the story...
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    Paris: LienArt. Kubisch, Natasha (2011). "The Maghreb: From Morocco to Tunisia; Architecture". In Hattstein, Markus; Delius, Peter (eds.). Islam: Art and Architecture...
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    States by the Ottomans and spread by fashion as far as Morocco. According to art historian Rachida Alaoui, the kaftan in Morocco dates back to the end of...
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    art. The past and current usage of the term in respect of European art is confused and inconsistent. Some Western arabesques derive from Islamic art,...
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    eds. (2009). "Tunisia, Republic of". The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195309911. Garret, Pascal...
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    [citation needed] In his book, Andrew Hammond notes that practitioners of the art form agree that belly dance is lodged especially in Egyptian culture, he...
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    Routledge, 2016 Meagher, J., "Orientalism in Nineteenth-Century Art," [The Metropolitan Museum of Art Essay], Online: http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/euor/hd_euor...
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    Hammam (section Art)
    Rahmi H. (2010). "Art and Social Life in the Emirates and Early Ottoman Periods". Early Ottoman Art: The Legacy of the Emirates. Islamic Art in the Mediterranean...
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    created by Nabateans, who developed the Nabataean alphabet which became the basis of modern Arabic script. The Nabataean language, under heavy Arab influence...
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    Shadirvan Tekyeh Well house Zawiya Art Styles Ancient South Arabian art Nabataean art Islamic art Fatimid art Mamluk art Types Arabic calligraphy Arabic...
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    treatises of first aid, etc. There was also training in horse-riding, the art of war, handwriting and calligraphy, athletics and martial arts. The first...
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  • Shadirvan Tekyeh Well house Zawiya Art Styles Ancient South Arabian art Nabataean art Islamic art Fatimid art Mamluk art Types Arabic calligraphy Arabic...
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    Kufic (category Arabic art)
    Arabic calligraphy became one of the most important branches of Islamic Art. Calligraphers came out with the new style of writing called Kufic. Kufic...
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    and formation of modern Arab culture. Language, literature, gastronomy, art, architecture, music, spirituality, philosophy and mysticism are all part...
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    Petra (category Nabataean architecture)
    Πέτρα, "Rock"), originally known to its inhabitants as Raqmu or Raqēmō (Nabataean: 𐢛𐢚𐢒‎ or 𐢛𐢚𐢓𐢈‎, *Raqēmō), is a historic and archaeological city...
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    Shadirvan Tekyeh Well house Zawiya Art Styles Ancient South Arabian art Nabataean art Islamic art Fatimid art Mamluk art Types Arabic calligraphy Arabic...
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    Sasanian architecture. The reuse of elements from classical Roman and Byzantine art was particularly evident because political power and patronage was centered...
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    (2003). "Garens". Grove Art Online. doi:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.T030700. ISBN 978-1-884446-05-4 – via Oxford Art Online. Mirko., Bacci, Michele...
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  • Shadirvan Tekyeh Well house Zawiya Art Styles Ancient South Arabian art Nabataean art Islamic art Fatimid art Mamluk art Types Arabic calligraphy Arabic...
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    Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0-226-31551-7. Move to teach art in state institute triggers controversy Archived 8 August 2009 at the Wayback...
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