Which of the following became an important device for Islamic artists as a result of Islamic doctrine forbidding images of animate beings in religious contexts?
A. Decorative script
B. Geometric patterns
C. Stylized plant forms
D. All of these.
E. None of these answers is correct.
D
Artists ornamented manuscripts with the decorative designs, as well as the tile work in mosques.
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