How, if at all, can an academic understanding of the Quran help in the study of Islamic art and architecture? Be sure to justify your reasoning.

must include:
-Figure illustration with captions (if used), using works of arts as examples, can be found in the Islamic galleries of the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museums, online database
-Bibliography (not included in the word count) including references to websites consulted. Excluding references to websites, the bibliography should not contain more than 5 works.
Focus on Islamic art from the first seven centuries of Islamic civilisation, and use examples from the seventh through the fifteenth centuries.

must include:
-Figure illustration with captions (if used), using works of arts as examples, can be found in the Islamic galleries of the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museums, online database
-Bibliography (not included in the word count) including references to websites consulted. Excluding references to websites, the bibliography should not contain more than 5 works.
Focus on Islamic art from the first seven centuries of Islamic civilisation, and use examples from the seventh through the fifteenth centuries.