Abstract
The article describes the monuments of stone-cutting art of the XV century-six architectural details and one gravestone monument of highly artistic decoration of villages. Kubachi, on which are carved the names of the craftsmen who made them. Discusses the features of the decorative trim of carved stones. It is noted that not all master stone – cutters, who worked in the middle ages, tried to immortalize themselves, putting on their works inscriptions with their names. Only a few of them left their names on the work they performed. Therefore, a great number of carved stones, architectural details and tombstones from the village of Kubachi, as well as tombstones from neighbouring settlements – Calamarata, Ashty, Damage and other remain nameless.
 The tomb of the XV century described in the article, decorated at a high artistic level with calligraphically executed decorative Arabic inscription in the style of "blooming kufi" on the background of elegant floral ornament, is considered as an outstanding work of stone-cutting art, created in the middle ages in the villages. Kubachi. It is the only one among the gravestones studied by researchers to the present time, which presents the name of the master of stone – Carver, calligrapher and ornamentalist Jarak – a talented artist of decorative and applied art.
Highlights
Археология и этнография Кавказа ground of elegant plant ornament, is regarded as an outstanding work of stone-cutting art created in medieval Kubachi
It is the only one among other gravestone monuments studied by researchers to this day, which represents the name of the craftsman who made it - a professional stonecutter, calligrapher and ornamentalist Jarak – a talented artist of decorative and applied arts
8. Рельеф с арабо-персидской надписью и именем изготовившего его мастера-камнереза Ша’бана, находящийся в кладке западной стены квартальной мечети в нижней части сел
Summary
Археология и этнография Кавказа ground of elegant plant ornament, is regarded as an outstanding work of stone-cutting art created in medieval Kubachi. Второй рельеф с именем изготовившего его мастера-камнереза находится в западной части северной стены Большой мечети, с левой стороны дверного проема подсобного помещения для ритуального инвентаря, на высоте 2,3 м от пола Рельеф представляет собой четырехугольный каменный блок (30х40 см), густо покрытый с лицевой стороны арабской надписью, выполненной в стиле позднего «цветущего куфи» на фоне растительного орнамента.
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