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    Islamic arts | Characteristics, Calligraphy, Paintings, & Architecture ...
    Islamic arts, literary, performing, and visual arts of the Islamic world from the 7th century onward. The immense variety of the Islamic arts, influenced by the great diversity of local tra…
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    Islamic arts - Music, Instruments, Genres: The period of Islamic music begins wit…
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    Islamic arts - Dance, Theatre, Performance: The performing arts hav…
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    Islamic arts - Poetry, Calligraphy, Architecture: It would be almost imposs…
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    Islamic arts - Calligraphy, Architecture, Ceramics: In order to answer whether t…
    Architectural Decoration
    Islamic arts - Architecture, Decoration, Mosaics: Early Islamic architecture is m…
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  1. Islamic arts, The architecture, literature, and visual arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century onward. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and generally nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.
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