Madrasa of al-'Attarin
| dc.coverage.spatial | Site: Fez (Fès province, Morocco) | en_US |
| dc.creator | Unknown | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-06-07T15:37:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-06-07T15:37:19Z | |
| dc.identifier | 158265 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/65725 | en_US |
| dc.description | "The al-Attarine madrasa, like the other Marinid madrasas of Fez, is celebrated for its rich decorative programme, concentrated in the rectangular arcaded courtyard. The courtyard opens onto a square prayer hall, and is luxuriously ornamented with glazed tile (zellij) dados and pavement, intricate carved stucco ornament on walls and piers, carved and painted wooden arches and cornices, and marble columns. The al-Attarin Madrasa, and the other Marinid madrasas, illustrate the translation of a palatial language of materials and decorations into a religious setting. Though the carved stucco and glazed tile revetment clearly evoke the Nasrid palace of Alhambra in Spain, their highly delicate, almost lace-like, treatment and tendency to ever smaller scale is unique to the Marinid foundations in Morocco." Source: Archnet | en_US |
| dc.description | section, from Joseph de la Nézière, "Les monuments mauresques du Maroc", 1922 | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | stucco | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | ceramic tile | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | marble | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | stone | en_US |
| dc.format.medium | wood (plant material) | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | 105325 | en_US |
| dc.subject | Fès (Morocco) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Bazaars (Markets) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Perfumes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Madrasahs | en_US |
| dc.subject | Islamic religious education | en_US |
| dc.subject | Islam -- History | en_US |
| dc.subject | Architecture, Islamic--Africa, North | en_US |
| dc.subject | Religious architecture | en_US |
| dc.subject | Architecture, Islamic --Morocco | en_US |
| dc.subject | Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations (Islamic law) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Waqf | en_US |
| dc.subject | Civilization, Islamic | en_US |
| dc.title | Madrasa of al-'Attarin | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | al-Attarin Madrasa | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Attarine Madrasa | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Madrasa of the Perfumers | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | 'Attarin Madrasa | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | al Attarin Madrasa | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Madrasa of al-Attarin | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | al-'Attarin Madrasa | en_US |
| dc.type | Image | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | Islamic | en_US |
| vra.culturalContext | North African | en_US |
| vra.technique | carving (processes) | en_US |
| vra.technique | construction | en_US |
| vra.technique | mosaic (process) | en_US |
| vra.worktype | Madrasa | en_US |
| dc.contributor.display | Islamic, North African | en_US |
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