Title

Decorative tilework in blue, green and cream with gold outlines, pub. 1905. Creator: Russian School (20th Century).

Caption

Decorative tilework in blue, green and cream with gold outlines, from the main access gateway of the mosque, from Les Mosques de Samarkand. Vol I: Mosque of Gour-Emir, pub. 1905 (folio). From: Les Mosques de Samarkand. Vol I: Mosque of Gour-Emir, St Petersburg, by the Royal publisher 1905; Gur-e Amir; Guri Amir; detailed studies of Timurid mosque possibly completed as a guide for the design of the St. Petersburg Mosque, completed in 1910, and largely based on the mosque of Samaqand; ur-e Amir was the vast mausoleum of the Central-Asian ruler and founder of the Timurid dynasty (1307-1507) Timur/Tamerlane.
Historica Graphica Collection

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historica Graphica Collection

Reference

HRM19D88_243

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

43,2Mb (2,6Mb) / 10,5in x 15,9in / 3162 x 4774 (300dpi)

Keywords

blue religion pattern royal Islam mausoleum tiles geometric Koran calligraphy islamic architecture decorative arts Uzbekistan Central Asia Arabesques Quran Samarkand Historica Graphica Collection TIMUR Samarqand Gur-e-Amir Illustration persianate vegetal motifs repeated patterns folio Islamic tiles Timurids Persian-Mongolian girih Russian School (20th Century)