Dublin Core
Title
05 Contextual Framework: 750-1000 CE, Deeper Understanding
Description
The Golden Age of the Abbasid Caliphate, from 750 to 1000 CE, was a period of cultural development for the empire, and the development of distinctly Islamic architecture, styles, culture, and traditions. To get to that place, Islam drew on a number of other cultures for inspiration, namely Greek, Persian/Sassanid, Byzantine, and the already existing Arabic culture that pre-dated Islam. Islamic scholars, concentrated in cities like Baghdad, translated thousands of Greek works, which informed their views on science, history and social structures. As is exemplified in the abbasid era Egyptian panel item on Omeka, Islamic art from this time also incorporated Roman and Sassanid elements.
Source
Berkey, Gutas, Item for Abbasid Panel in Omeka, Al-Nuwayri