A journey through the Islamic world -- The Qur'an: word and art -- Islam and religious life -- Learning and knowledge in the Islamic world -- The establishment of the Caliphate -- The eastern world: Iran and central Asia -- The courtly arts of al-Andalus -- The Mediterranean: sea of exchange -- Ayyubid Syria and Mamluk Egypt -- Arts of Turkey and the Ottoman provinces -- Arms and armour -- Imperial arts of Iran and Central Asia -- Manuscripts, painting, and calligraphy -- Arts of South Asia -- Selling the Indian Ocean: sea of sailors and merchants
