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Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, 532–537 ce.
Gayer-Anderson House, Cairo, Egypt. Original houses, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, contemporary decoration, 1935–1942.
Dagobert’s Throne, France, early seventh century; arms and back, 1125–1150.
Charlemagne’s throne, Palatine Chapel, Aachen, Germany, 792–805 ce.
Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, eleventh century.
Tympanum, Abbey church Sainte Foy, Conques, France, 1124–1135.
Romanesque house, Cluny,
France, 1159, plan.
VOCABULARY – parts of a church
aisle
altar
ambulatory
apse
arcade
Basilica
chevet
choir
clerestory
Gallery
crossing
Latin Cross
narthex
nave
porch
sanctuary
towers
transept
VOCABULARY – parts of a mosque - Islamic
Ablutions fountain
courtyard
diwan
hypostyle hall
minaret
minbar
prayer hall
Qibla
roshan
ambulatory
minbar
Prophet Mohammed’s farm, Medina, Saudi Arabia, 707–709. Axonometric.
CONCLUSION
The Christian and Muslim worlds alike experienced
a shift from a civic order to religious power,
and from cities to feudal families. Feudalism was
a hereditary economic and political system. From
fortified urban structures, to residences, to locked
chests, the emphasis was on protection. There
were also some remarkable coincidences. Both
Europe and the Islamic world used leather as an
industrial material, prized for its durability and
ability to repel water. Two words from the world
of furniture, coffer and diwan, curiously enough,
came to act as stand-ins for a highly desirable
commodity: money.