Drawing animals and birds and their evolution in Islamic miniatures

Document Type : scientific articles

Author

Graphic teacher, Printed Design Division, Faculty of Fine Arts, Mansoura University

Abstract

Islam appeared and illuminated the world with its light and spread slowly until the greatest empire known in history was formed, whose geographical borders extended from China in the east to Spain in the west. Islamic countries and neighboring countries, to bring them under the banner of the new religion.Iraq and Persia were conquered in 11 AH: 23 AH, then Egypt in the year 21 AH, then the countries of Morocco from Cyrenaica, Tunisia, Algeria and Marrakech to the Strait of Gibraltar 19 AH: 22 AH, and Andalusia was also conquered around the year 29 AH, then the countries beyond the river (Sindh, Bukhari, Khwarizm, Samarkand, and Kashgar were conquered). ); And we can notice without effort or trouble that the Islamic countries, which folded under one unified Islamic civilization with its strong and individual pillars and characteristics, arose from the mixing of different nations and peoples with ancient cultural legacies, and these legacies were harmonized with the teachings and spirit of Islam, thus forming the foundations for us of a new civilization. Among the pillars and landmarks of civilization are the arts, and their features vary according toGeographical regions, peoples and their culture, but this differentiation and difference was able to be the wealth of the richest Islamic civilization, and this is evident in the extent of sophistication and multiplicity of arts in the shadow of this civilization. .. The technical centers for each school also spread and multiplied due to the expansion of the Islamic State.

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