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This book is a fully-illustrated catalogue of the Islamic chess and other games pieces in The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait. It focusses on the development of the shapes of chess pieces from their earliest figural appearance to the fully... more
Our recent discoveries are now fully accepted by most of the specialists of Islamic art and the Africanist archaeologists. Our archaeological investigations in Mayotte allowed us to understand the raison d’être of an early Islamic site in... more
‘[A] valid concept of “Islam” must denote and connote all possible “Islams,” whether abstract or “real,” mental or social’ (104)... Ahmed seeks to avoid two major pitfalls: (1) making Islam into a static essence or a category within an... more
2017. Axelle Rougeulle ed., Sharma. Un entrepôt de commerce médiéval sur la côte du Hadramawt (Yémen, ca. 980–1180) in Journal of Islamic Archaeology 4.2 267–271.
With their rich pictorial content, the illustrated manuscripts have been of high interest for the scholars and researchers of art history. An Ottoman- Turkish illustrated manuscript, Süleymanname is an official history book produced in... more
https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/M/bo17703325.html Hundreds of exceptional cartographic images are scattered throughout medieval and early modern Arabic, Persian, and Turkish manuscript collections. The plethora of... more
This document provides the full text, there are only very few image changes to the printed version. Contributions by KONSTANTINOS CHATZIANTONIOU JOACHIM GIERLICHS FRANAK HILLOOWALA KATHRYN KALEMKERIAN SABA AL KUWARI LISA... more
The tughra (insignia) has a characteristic form, therefore there is no big difference in terms of its calligraphic composition. Calligraphers drew tughras in the frame of the rules set by the noted calligrapher Râkim. Although no official... more
A short monograph on a previously unrecorded Maghribi astrolabe by al-Battuti that is now part of the collections of the Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum. The description of the astrolabe was made by Prof. David King and the text was written by... more
Madinat al-Zahra is today one of the most important archaeological sites of the Islamic culture in the west Mediterranean region. In 2018 the site was designated a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO. A five-year project which is conducted... more
Susa is a city in Khuzestan located in the Southwest of Iran. This city was the capital of ancient Elam and then became the capital of the Achaemenian dynasty afterward. One of the significances of Susa in this period , is that it has... more
In the spring of 1976, the World of Islam Festival opened in London, celebrated by royalty and diplomats from around the world. For three months, the city of London was filled with different exhibitions, performances, and lectures about... more
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how visual aesthetic referents used in branding can help foster a transnational imagined community (TIC). The authors use brands embedded with Middle Eastern visual aesthetics as a... more
NB: by "chicanery," I refer to Morocco's record of corruption and lack of oversight and enforcement of its laws, which could use reinforcement. On nearly the eve of hosting the twenty second Conference of the Parties to the United... more
En este trabajo se realizan algunas reflexiones a propósito de las cronologías propuestas para el conjunto de Monteagudo, Castillo, Castillejo y Castillo de Larache, en relación con la metrología y sistemas constructivos medievales
As an historian of Islamic art in the Department of Art History at the Maryland Institute College of Art, I am continually learning as I endeavor to teach my students about pattern. Teaching about pattern in Islamic art has facilitated my... more
Please leave a message for requesting the full PDF of this article. *Die Schönsten Deutschen Bücher 2020 (The Most Beautiful German Books 2020)* **** Conceptual artist He Xiangyu has developed projects that take as their subject the... more
Debate with Oleg Grabar, Rémi Labrusse, Évelyne Possémé and Sophie Makariou. Paris, The Auditorium of the Louvre Museum, October 29, 2007.
Imaging technologies are transforming the study and presentation of artefacts. The contributors to this volume are at the vanguard of applying developing technologies to cultural heritage, and their chapters... more
Stucco decorations are among the major decorative elements of the religious structures of the Ilkhanid period in Iran.Typical examples of these decorations are found in the mausoleum of Pir-i Bakran, located some” 30 km” southwestof... more
Mystical Literature is strong link between Iranian culture and art and has led to consolidation of various arts such as architecture. To understand the identity of Iranian and Islamic architecture should recognize the value of its... more
Figurative art in Islamic context. Not all figurative art is prohibited in all Islamic contexts. What is and what is not allowed as subject matter in art depends on a number of factors. This paper closes with an analysis of the figurative... more
The art and architecture of the Islamic world had a decisive impact on the development of decorative and fine arts from 1880 to 1945. Many leading artists and architects took inspiration from the rich Islamic language of forms and... more
Arthur Pope was one of the greatest scholars who introduced Persian culture and architecture to the world. This study aims to study the writing of Arthur Pope in his famous book entitled "A Survey of Persian Art". This book is one of the... more
This study proposes a re-examination of twenty Ilkhanid (1256-1335) monuments with stucco repertoires. They retain signatures of stucco craftsmen and are mainly in Arabic and, at times, Persian. These monuments are located in Iran and... more
هنر پیکره تراشی و خاصه پیکرههای انسانی که در دوران پس از اسلام مورد احتیاط قرار گرفته بود-اگر نگوییم دچار حرمان شده بود- در دوران سلجوقیان مورد توجه واقع شده و پیکرههای انسانی با موضوعات مختلف ساخته شدند. از جمله این پیکرهها که... more
De tegenstrijdigheden van de islamitische kunst, Boekman 85, jaargang 22, winter 2010, pp. 38-43
A recent exchange of criticisms over a display of Islamic art illustrates the division of Islamic art history into two main schools. The disagreement was occasioned by the 2006 exhibition entitled Cosmophilia: Islamic Art from the David... more
Today Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam have the largest populations among world religions. These three worldviews have made monumental contributions in shaping the visual arts of human civilization. This paper serves to provide a brief... more