1) A very brief commentary on section 15 from Al-Farabi’s Virtuous City (half a page in total.)
2) Another brief commentary on section 15 from Farabi’s Virtuous City (half a page in total.)
3) What was the context and nature of the reforms made by Ibn Muqla and Ibn Bawwab? (2.5 pages)
4) How has Islamic art been described? Is there an essence of Islamic art? (2.5 pages)
5) How and why did Islamic rulers come to make use of calligraphy in the buildings they sponsored? What evidence survives? (2.5 pages)