Andalusian art and architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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Ruggles, D. Fairchild
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Leiden
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Brill
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Andalusian art and architecture spans the period from the establishment of the Umayyad dynasty in Spain in the middle of the second/eighth century, through the Taifa, Almoravid, Almohad, and Naṣrid periods. (Mudejar art and architecture is covered in a separate article.) Al-Andalus was renowned for its luxurious palatial architecture and its artisanal workshops that produced high-quality carved stucco, marble, and ivory; glazed ceramics, including lustre ware; sumptuous textiles; and manuscripts of the Qurʾān illuminated in gold. The artistically distinctive Great Mosque of Córdoba and the royal palace