By: Kenya Riley
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various changes over it's many periods of
development.
Islamic Art
Vegetal patterns became widespread which led to the
experimentation of different forms to meet the needs of the
Muslim people. The 10th - 12th century was also called the
Medieval period was when the Islamic style was fully developed.
The patterns during this time were often described as original and
known everywhere which led to the name "arabesque". Arabesque
means "in the Arab fashion" in French. Vegetal patterns began to
be created at various times in history in many different places in
the world. Vegetal patterns in Islamic art lack symbolic meaning.