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Decorative page of a Koran,1368-1388 Parchment, 70,5 x 50.9 cm Inv.Ms 54
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Decorative page of a Koran,1368-1388 Parchment, 70,5 x 50.9 c...

Decorative page of a Koran, "Abd-Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Ali", Almoravid or Almohad period. From Spain or Morocco. Parchment, 18 x 18 cm Inv.Masahif No.196
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Decorative page of a Koran, "Abd-Allah ibn Muhammad ibn Ali", Almoravid or A...

A meeting of scientists, from a book of tales. From Herat, Afghanistan, 1488 30.5 x 21.5 cm, see also 02-01-01/27 Inv.Ms Arab Farsi 908
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A meeting of scientists, from a book of tales. From Herat, Afghanistan,...

The seduction of Yussuf by Suleika,from a book of tales. From Herat, Afghanistan, 1488. 30,5 x 21,5 cm, see also 02-01-01/26 Inv. MS Arab Farsi 908
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The seduction of Yussuf by Suleika,from a book of tales. From Herat, Af...

Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun, built 876-879, the oldest functioning mosque in Cairo. Congregational courtyard, minaret probably inspired by the great mosque of Samarra (Iraq), which in turn is reminiscent of the zigurrats of ancient Babylon.
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Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun, built 876-879, the oldest functioning mosque in Ca...

Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun, built 876-879, the oldest functioning mosque in Cairo. Congregational courtyard, minaret probably inspired by the great mosque of Samarra (Iraq), which in turn is reminiscent of the zigurrats of ancient Babylon.
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Mosque of Ahmad Ibn Tulun, built 876-879, the oldest functioning mosque in Ca...

Mosque al-Ahzar,foremost center of theology in Islam and, with Moroccan Fes, the world's oldest university, begun 970 CE. The central court of the Fatimid period (969-1171).
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Mosque al-Ahzar,foremost center of theology in Islam and, with Moroccan Fes,...

Mosque al-Ahzar,foremost center of theology in Islam and, with Moroccan Fes, the world's oldest university, begun 970 CE. The aisles of the sanctuary hall.
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Mosque al-Ahzar,foremost center of theology in Islam and, with Moroccan Fes,...

Madrasa of Sultan Hasan al-Nasir,Mamluk-style. 1356-1363. Sultan Hasan was assassinated in 1361; when one of the two minarets toppled in 1360 and killed 300 people, the minaret was left unfinished and is now shorter.
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Madrasa of Sultan Hasan al-Nasir,Mamluk-style. 1356-1363. Sultan Hasan...

Complex of Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay,1474-1475. Late Mamluk architecture, a madrasa, the Sultan's tomb and a mosque.
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Complex of Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay,1474-1475. Late Mamluk architecture...

Complex of Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay,1474-1475. Late Mamluk architecture, a madrasa, the Sultan's tomb and a mosque. The dome of Sultan Qaytbay's tomb-mosque.
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Complex of Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay,1474-1475. Late Mamluk architecture...

Complex of Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay,1474-1475. Late Mamluk architecture, a madrasa, the Sultan's tomb and a mosque. Interior of the dome of Sultan Qaytbay's tomb-mosque.
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Complex of Sultan al-Ashraf Qaytbay,1474-1475. Late Mamluk architecture...