Exam 23: Art of the Middle Ages

Christ as the Good Shepherd was a common theme in early Christian art.

"Cross and Carpet" pages were used only in Islamic manuscripts.

Which of these statements about the mihrab from the Madrasa Imami in Isfahan, Iran, is ?

The manuscript painting of The Ascent of the Prophet Muhammad on his Steed from a copy of Nizami's Khamsa (3.43) demonstrates how human figures are sometimes shown in Islamic art.

The tall towers surrounding a mosque, from which the faithful are called to prayer, are called ________.

Manuscripts in the Middle Ages were produced in factories in which hundreds of duplicate pages were made quickly using a printing press.

The decorative elements in manuscript illumination can also function to guide the reader, for example to signify headings or breaks in the text.