GESTALT PRINCIPLES AND LAWS PRESENTED IN YAHYA IBN MAHMUD AL-WASTI MINIATURES

Abstract

The current research deals with the study of the laws of the perceptual organization of the theory of Gestalt and its representations in the Al-Wasiti miniatures. The current knowledge is in an attempt to find out (what are the representations of Gestalt laws in al-Wasiti miniatures) through illustrated models of al-Wasiti’s drawings for the period (6 AH - 7 AH) (634 AH - 1236 AD) in the Maqamat al-Hariri manuscript in Iraq.  (Al-Wasiti miniatures) As for the third chapter, the research procedures came, which included the research community, the research sample, the research method and the research tool.  In his miniatures, the research also resulted in the most important recommendations, including the redrawing of Al-Wasiti miniature paintings by students of the College of Fine Arts a specialty in Iraq that works on collecting and documenting correct scientific documentation of Al-Wasiti photographers and fixing their accurate information in cooperation with Arab and foreign parties who preserve Islamic miniatures, as well as preserving miniatures from loss and damage as an important cultural heritage.