BYZANTIUM Images Map: The Eastern Empire in 395 Map: Constantinople Map: Constantinople - sketch map Map: The Byzantine Theme System Constantine I Hagia Sophia: exterior or here Hagia Sophia: interior Hagia Sophia: Cross Section Diptych of the Consul Justinian (one wing of two), 521; Early Byzantine The Empress Theodora Walls of Constantinople Greek Fire in Use Icon of Jesus from Sinai 6th Cent Our Lady of Vladimir 11th Cent Icon of Blessed Virgin Mary 14th Cent Icon of Archangel Michael 14th Cent Leo and Iconoclasts Destory Icons manuscript illustration Mosaic of Zoe and Constantine IX Monomachos Comnenian Emperor and Empress 1453 The Turkish Conquest
See also Photo Gallery [At patriarchate.org] The Byzantine Museum in Athens [All the objects!]
Sound/Recommend Recordings Byzantine Music [At Greek Orthodox Archdiocese]
A large selection of Byzantine music -- mostly religious.
Video Virtual Reality [At Greek Orthodox Archdiocese]
Virtual reality tours of some Byzantine style churches.
ISLAM Images Map:The First 25 Years of Conquest Map:The Islamic Empire in 750 Map:Early Arab Invasions The Kaaba The Kaaba During Haj The Black Stone Qu'ran [Kufic Script] Qu'ran [Cursive Script] Muhammad's Armies in Battle Muhammad [Western picture -- Most modern Muslims do not portray the Prophet, although there are images of him in Persian and Turkish art] Muhammad on a camel/ Jesus on Donkey - MS of Rashid-al-din Color Muhammad appoints Ali-as Successor Safavid MS/BW
A Shi'ite image in which Muhammad and Ali's faces are obscured by flames. Al-Hallaj Martyrdom 17C Walters Gallery, Baltimore
Al-Hallaj was an important early Sufi saint, who was crucified in Baghdad. Dome of the Rock: Exterior and Another View Dome of the Rock: Interior Baghdad Great Mosque of Cordoba (785/6) - interior Muslim Household in Spain Barberini Vase Syria, Middle of the 13th century Cup: Iran, End of 12th-beginning of 13th century
Muslim Figures Averroes (Ibn Rushd d.1198) Avicenna (Ibn Sina, d. 1037) Muslim Astronomers Celestial Sphere Signed by Yunus Ibn al-Husayn al-Asturlabi, Iran, Isphahan? 1144-1145
Sound/Recommended Recordings Surah 1: Audio [Strictly speaking Qu'ranic chanting is "cantillation" rather than music] Surah 47: Audio The Qu'ran [At Islam.org]
The page contains both the texts of the Qu'ran in various languages and recordings of each Surah being chanted. The Music of Islam (Sampler)
Music of Islam (Celestial Harmonies Series)
Celestial Harmonies The Music of Islam [BOX SET - 17 CDS]
Celestial Harmonies Mouwachah - Arabo-Andalusian Songs
Aida Chalhoub, et al
Studia SM D 2669 SM 50
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