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Under the Ottoman rulers, what were used on coins, seals, buildings, and imperial edicts that supplemented Muslim law to denote the sultan’s authority?

What structure is at the center of the Saint Gall plan (Fig. 15-19), which reflects the basic design used in the layout of medieval monasteries?

Small, portable luxury items created in the Middle Byzantine period combine exceptional beauty and technical skill with

Figural imagery is most common in what type of Islamic art?

What decorative feature of the minbar (Fig. 9-10) from the Kutubiya Mosque in Marrakesh reflects its original architectural surroundings?

The study of what part of Roman homes was neglected until 1973?

Which device is used to divide the garden in the Court of the Lions (Fig. 9-20)?

What is a slow-drying type of plaster that can be molded and carved?

Housing in a Roman city was made up of apartment blocks called

Which of the following proves that artists working for Christian patrons continued to use pagan themes?