The so-called mausoleum of 'Aysha Bibi at Taraz, in the south of Khazakhstan, is commonly dated to the 11th-12th century. A new analysis of its decoration, based on precise drawings, shows its close resemblance (in plan, elevation and composition of its façades) with the mausoleum of the Samanids, built in Bukhara in the 9th century. Four different traditions influenced the decoration of the mausoleum of Taraz. The Islamic tradition is revealed in the composition of the façades and the use of starshaped terra-cotta tiles. From the Buddhist tradition, the artists working on this mausoleum borrowed the technique of covering the walls with ornamental tiles. From the Chinese tradition, they borrowed a peony pattern to decorate the capitals. Fin...
Twelve items, all from the same Inner Mongolian cemetery, west of Hohhot in Wulanchabu league, are s...
The Manar-i Kalan of Bukhara (1127) and the Minaret of Vabkent (1198–9) are well known in research l...
The Mayidari-yin juu, a fortified Buddhist temple founded in 1575 by Altan qan of the Tümed tribe, 7...
The so-called mausoleum of 'Aysha Bibi at Taraz, in the south of Khazakhstan, is commonly dated to t...
L’A. livre ici les résultats d’une véritable enquête menée sur un monument exceptionnel : le tombeau...
L’A. livre ici les résultats d’une véritable enquête menée sur un monument exceptionnel : le tombeau...
This article details the origin and development of one of the core groups of the Central Asian (Kaza...
Le khanat chaghatayide, dont le fondateur s’affirma comme le défenseur de la loi tribale mongole fut...
Le khanat chaghatayide, dont le fondateur s’affirma comme le défenseur de la loi tribale mongole fut...
Between 1282-1374 Hijri, two local dynasties including Injuids (1276-1331) and Al Mozafar (1286-1368...
La période ilkhanide (1256-1335) en Iran marque l’apogée de la production de céramique à décor de lu...
Talas havzasındaki önemli merkezlerin biri olmuş Taraz şehri İpek yolu güzergâhında olması sebebiyle...
Between 1282-1374 Hijri, two local dynasties including Injuids (1276-1331) and Al Mozafar (1286-1368...
Among the traditional arts, Islamic architecture and its associated decorations has always been the ...
Twelve items, all from the same Inner Mongolian cemetery, west of Hohhot in Wulanchabu league, are s...
Twelve items, all from the same Inner Mongolian cemetery, west of Hohhot in Wulanchabu league, are s...
The Manar-i Kalan of Bukhara (1127) and the Minaret of Vabkent (1198–9) are well known in research l...
The Mayidari-yin juu, a fortified Buddhist temple founded in 1575 by Altan qan of the Tümed tribe, 7...
The so-called mausoleum of 'Aysha Bibi at Taraz, in the south of Khazakhstan, is commonly dated to t...
L’A. livre ici les résultats d’une véritable enquête menée sur un monument exceptionnel : le tombeau...
L’A. livre ici les résultats d’une véritable enquête menée sur un monument exceptionnel : le tombeau...
This article details the origin and development of one of the core groups of the Central Asian (Kaza...
Le khanat chaghatayide, dont le fondateur s’affirma comme le défenseur de la loi tribale mongole fut...
Le khanat chaghatayide, dont le fondateur s’affirma comme le défenseur de la loi tribale mongole fut...
Between 1282-1374 Hijri, two local dynasties including Injuids (1276-1331) and Al Mozafar (1286-1368...
La période ilkhanide (1256-1335) en Iran marque l’apogée de la production de céramique à décor de lu...
Talas havzasındaki önemli merkezlerin biri olmuş Taraz şehri İpek yolu güzergâhında olması sebebiyle...
Between 1282-1374 Hijri, two local dynasties including Injuids (1276-1331) and Al Mozafar (1286-1368...
Among the traditional arts, Islamic architecture and its associated decorations has always been the ...
Twelve items, all from the same Inner Mongolian cemetery, west of Hohhot in Wulanchabu league, are s...
Twelve items, all from the same Inner Mongolian cemetery, west of Hohhot in Wulanchabu league, are s...
The Manar-i Kalan of Bukhara (1127) and the Minaret of Vabkent (1198–9) are well known in research l...
The Mayidari-yin juu, a fortified Buddhist temple founded in 1575 by Altan qan of the Tümed tribe, 7...