JAVANESE MOSQUE MIHRABS AND SYNCRETIC ISLAMIC ORNAMENT
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CONTENTS
Part One
Ornament Definition 3
Islamic Ornament 5
Regional Character 12
Sacred Mihrab 17
Part Two
Continuity of Pre-Islamic Ornament 20
Elements & Principles of Design 21
Transcendence of Prehistoric Tumpal 22
Metamorphosis of Hindu-Buddhist Kala-Makara 28
Imagination of Hindu-Buddhist Lotus Bud 34
Harmony of Hindu-Buddhist Scroll with Islamic arabesque 39
Part Three
Java: Indonesia 45
Three Periods 49
40 Javanese Mosque Mihrabs 50
Glossary 91
Reference 93
Part One
Ornament Definition 3
Islamic Ornament 5
Regional Character 12
Sacred Mihrab 17
Part Two
Continuity of Pre-Islamic Ornament 20
Elements & Principles of Design 21
Transcendence of Prehistoric Tumpal 22
Metamorphosis of Hindu-Buddhist Kala-Makara 28
Imagination of Hindu-Buddhist Lotus Bud 34
Harmony of Hindu-Buddhist Scroll with Islamic arabesque 39
Part Three
Java: Indonesia 45
Three Periods 49
40 Javanese Mosque Mihrabs 50
Glossary 91
Reference 93