EditorialPanel from a Minbar, Panel, 13th14th century, Made in Egypt, Cairo, Wood; carved, inlaid with ivory, traces of paint, H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm), Wood.
EditorialPanel from a Minbar, Panel, 13th14th century, Made in Egypt, Cairo, Wood; carved, inlaid with ivory and ebony, traces of paint, 7 in. (17.8 cm), Wood.
EditorialThe simple grave of Asaf al-Daula under a canopy inside the Imambara, with parties of imams reading the Koran, another in a wooden and gilt ‘minbar’, and a ‘Ta’zia’ beyond. The hall is brilliantly lit with coloured girandoles attached to the ...
EditorialTurkey, Bursa. The Green Mosque or Mosque of Mehmed I. Its construction was supervised by the architect Haci Ivaz Pasha. Ottoman style, 1419-1424. The Prayer Hall of the mosque with green and blue interior tile decorations, and the Minbar (pulpit). Mar...
EditorialTurkey. Istanbul. The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, designed by Mimar Sinan for the favorite daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent, Princess Mihrimah. 1562-1565. Inside. Minbar.
EditorialTurkey. Asia Minor. Bursa. Muradiye Complex. View of the inside of Muradiye Mosque. Its construction was ordered by the sultan Murat II (Reigned 1421-1451), it was completed in 1426. Walls decorated with hexagonal tiles in turquoise and dark blue. Mihr...
EditorialTurkey, Bursa. The Green Mosque or Mosque of Mehmed I. Its construction was supervised by the architect Haci Ivaz Pasha. Ottoman style, 1419-1424. The Prayer Hall of the mosque with green and blue interior tile decorations, and the Minbar (pulpit). Mar...
EditorialPanel from a Minbar, 13th?14th century, Attributed to Egypt, Cairo, Wood; carved, inlaid with ivory, traces of paint, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm), Wood, Although the pattern of this group of panels appeared as early as the late twelfth century in Azerbaijan and...
EditorialPanel from a Minbar, 13th?14th century, Made in Egypt, Cairo, Wood; carved, inlaid with ivory, traces of paint, 7 in. (17.8 cm), Wood, Although the pattern of this group of panels appeared as early as the late twelfth century in Azerbaijan and is recor...
EditorialPanel, dated 1296, Made in Egypt, Cairo, Wood; carved and inlaid, 8 11/16 x 5/8 in. (22 x 1.6 cm), Wood, Before becoming sultan in 1296, the Mamluk Husam al-Din Lajin spent a year in hiding at the dilapidated Ibn Tulun Mosque in Cairo. He vowed to reno...
EditorialThe simple grave of Asaf al-Daula under a canopy inside the Imambara, with parties of imams reading the Koran, another in a wooden and gilt ‘minbar’, and a ‘Ta’zia’ beyond. The hall is brilliantly lit with coloured girandoles attached to the ...
EditorialTurkey. Istanbul. The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, designed by Mimar Sinan for the favorite daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent, Princess Mihrimah. 1562-1565. Inside. Minbar.
EditorialTurkey. Asia Minor. Bursa. Muradiye Complex. View of the inside of Muradiye Mosque. Its construction was ordered by the sultan Murat II (Reigned 1421-1451), it was completed in 1426. Walls decorated with hexagonal tiles in turquoise and dark blue. Mihr...
EditorialMihrab and Minbar in the mosque of Ahmad al-Burdayni. Begun by the religious Shafi-scholar Burdayni, it was finished by a rich merchant in 1694. Marble panels, marble-and mosaic arcading, marble roundels. The minbar is of cedar-wood. 1616-1629,1694.
EditorialThe simple grave of Asaf al-Daula under a canopy inside the Imambara, with parties of imams reading the Koran, another in a wooden and gilt ‘minbar’, and a ‘Ta’zia’ beyond. The hall is brilliantly lit with coloured girandoles attached to the ...
EditorialThe simple grave of Asaf al-Daula under a canopy inside the Imambara, with parties of imams reading the Koran, another in a wooden and gilt ‘minbar’, and a ‘Ta’zia’ beyond. The hall is brilliantly lit with coloured girandoles attached to the ...
EditorialTurkey. Istanbul. The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, designed by Mimar Sinan for the favorite daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent, Princess Mihrimah. 1562-1565. Inside. Minbar.
EditorialUkraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Yevpatoria. Juma-Jami Mosque. 1552-1564. Founded by Khan Devlet I Giray and designed by Mimar Sinan (1490-1588). Interior. Minbar.
EditorialTurkey. Asia Minor. Bursa. Muradiye Complex. View of the inside of Muradiye Mosque. Its construction was ordered by the sultan Murat II (Reigned 1421-1451), it was completed in 1426. Walls decorated with hexagonal tiles in turquoise and dark blue. Mihr...
EditorialPanels from Sultan Lajin's Minbar at the Mosque of Ibn Tulun, Cairo, 1296, Made in Egypt, Wood; carved and inlaid with wood, H. 14 5/8 (37.1cm), Wood.
EditorialPanel from a Minbar, 13th?14th century, Attributed to Egypt, Cairo, Wood; carved, inlaid with ivory, traces of paint, H. 7 in. (17.8 cm), Wood, Although the pattern of this group of panels appeared as early as the late twelfth century in Azerbaijan and...
EditorialPanel from a Minbar, 13th?14th century, Made in Egypt, Cairo, Wood; carved, inlaid with ivory, traces of paint, 7 in. (17.8 cm), Wood, Although the pattern of this group of panels appeared as early as the late twelfth century in Azerbaijan and is recor...
EditorialPanel, dated 1296, Made in Egypt, Cairo, Wood; carved and inlaid, 8 11/16 x 5/8 in. (22 x 1.6 cm), Wood, Before becoming sultan in 1296, the Mamluk Husam al-Din Lajin spent a year in hiding at the dilapidated Ibn Tulun Mosque in Cairo. He vowed to reno...
EditorialTurkey. Istanbul. The Mihrimah Sultan Mosque, designed by Mimar Sinan for the favorite daughter of Suleiman the Magnificent, Princess Mihrimah. 1562-1565. Inside. Minbar.
EditorialUkraine. Autonomous Republic of Crimea. Yevpatoria. Juma-Jami Mosque. 1552-1564. Founded by Khan Devlet I Giray and designed by Mimar Sinan (1490-1588). Interior. Minbar.
EditorialMihrab and Minbar in the mosque of Ahmad al-Burdayni. Begun by the religious Shafi-scholar Burdayni, it was finished by a rich merchant in 1694. Marble panels, marble-and mosaic arcading, marble roundels. The minbar is of cedar-wood. 1616-1629,1694.