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Decorative motives above the entrance to Qutb Minar, Delhi

Image Credit: By chopr - originally posted to Flickr as Qutub Minar - Delhi, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7583870

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Architecture Islamic
Architecture, Ottoman
Architecture Medieval Islamic Empire
Art Medieval Islamic Empire
Calligraphy Arabic
Islamic Decoration and Ornament
Islamic Illumination of Books and Manuscripts
Islamic Art
Islamic Art Themes Motives
Islamic Arts
Islamic Miniature Painting
Islamic Art Objects
Islamic Calligraphy
Islamic Glassware
Islamic Painting
Islamic Pottery
Islamic Art and Symbolism
Islamic Illumination of Books and Manuscripts
Islamic Decoration and Ornament
Islamic Textile Fabrics
Mosques
Muslim Women in Art
Muslims Art Patronage
Visual arts by Muslims

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- Topkapı Palace (Istanbul, Turkey)
- Mosques Turkey Istanbul
- Kutubiyya Mosque (Marrakech, Morocco)
- Islamic architecture Egypt Cairo
- Mosques Iran
- Architecture Safavid Iran Isfahan
- Mosques Saudi Arabia Mecca
- Bādshāhī Mosque (Lahore, Pakistan)
- Jāmiʻ al-Umawī al-Kabīr ( Damascus, Syria)

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Oxford Islamic Studies Online
This resource features reference content and commentary by renowned scholars in areas such as global Islamic history, concepts, people, practices, politics, and culture. Encompassing over 5,000 A–Z reference entries, chapters from scholarly and introductory works, Qur'anic materials, primary sources, images, maps, and timelines, Oxford Islamic Studies Online offers a multi-layered reference experience designed to provide a first stop for anyone needing information and context on Islam. For current core content titles see: http://www.oxfordislamicstudies.com/Public/about.html
Includes:
Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture

Covers biographies, criticism, country surveys, artistic styles and movements, art forms, subject matter and iconography, and techniques.

Information is drawn from Grove Art, Oxford Companion to Western Art, Encyclopedia of Aesthetics, and the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art Terms.

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Highlights from the Collection

Use these sources for an overview of a topic as well as defining terms, key figures, dates, and additional sources.

Dictionary of Islamic Architecture by Andrew Petersen
Call Number: Print Books (NA380 .P46 1996 )
ISBN: 0415060842
Publication Date: 1995-12-18
The Dictionary of Islamic Architectureprovides the fullest range of artistic, technical, archaeological, cultural and biographical data for the entire geographical and chronological spread of Islamic architecture - from West Africa through the Middle East to Indonesia, and from the seventh to the eighteenth centuries of the Common Era.
The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture by Jonathan Bloom; Sheila Blair
Call Number: Online Access
ISBN: 9780195373042
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
The Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture is the most comprehensive reference work in this complex and diverse area of art history. This work offers over 1,600 up-to-date entries on Islamic art and architecture ranging from the Middle East to Central and South Asia, Africa, and Europe and spans over a thousand years of history.
The Literature of Islam by Rebecca Skreslet (Editor); Paula Youngman Skreslet (Editor)
Call Number: Reference (BP161.3 .S57 2006 )
ISBN: 9780810854086
Publication Date: 2006-09-20
This book introduces the literature of Islam as it is presented in English translation. For scholars in other fields who need to understand the vast and complex literary heritage of this erudite and vigorous faith community (but are unable to devote years of their lives to achieving a reading proficiency in classical Arabic), for faculty members called upon to teach introductory or survey courses outside their own disciplines, and for graduate students in theology, medieval studies, world religions, or related fields who need access to these primary sources in English translation, The Literature of Islam is a welcome resource.
Medieval Islamic Civilization by Josef W. Meri; Jere L. Bacharach
Call Number: Reference (DS36.85 .M434 2006 )
ISBN: 0415966914
Publication Date: 2005-11-01
New Encyclopedia of Islam by Cyril Glasse
Call Number: Reference (BP40 .G42 2013 )
ISBN: 9781442223486
Publication Date: 2013-10-25
The New Encyclopedia of Islam is unique as a single-volume work that encompasses the beliefs, practices, history, and culture of the Islamic world.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the near East by Eric M. Meyers (Editor); American Schools of Oriental Research Staff (Compiled by)
Call Number: Reference (DS56 .O9 1997 )
ISBN: 0195065123
Publication Date: 1996-11-28
This comprehensive five-volume work analyzes the archaeological and linguistic data that pertain to the broad cultural milieu of the ancient Near East, the crossroads of three of the world's most influential religions--Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Ranging from prehistoric times up to theearly centuries of the rise of Islam, the work covers the civilizations of Syria-Palestine, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Iran, Arabia, Cyprus, Egypt, and the coastal regions of North and East Africa. It includes 1,125 alphabetically arranged entries on sites, languages, material culture, archaeologicalmethods, organizations and institutions, and major excavators and scholars of the field. This one-of-a-kind, accessibly written reference brings new breadth to the study of archaeology in the biblical world, making it a valuable resource not only to scholars and students of archaeology, but also tothose with an interest in ancient art and architecture, languages, history, and religion.
The Oxford encyclopedia of the Islamic world by John L. Esposito
Call Number: eBook
This unique reference is a comprehensive encyclopedia dedicated to the institutions, religion, politics, and culture in Muslim societies throughout the world. Beginning coverage in the sixth century and extending it to the present day, the Encyclopedia covers Muslims in the Arab heartland as well as South and Southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas.
The Oxford History of Islam by John L. Esposito (Editor)
Call Number: Print Books (BP50 .O95 1999 )
ISBN: 0195107993
Publication Date: 2000-04-06
Lavishly illustrated with over 300 pictures, including more than 200 in full color, The Oxford History of Islam offers the most wide-ranging and authoritative account available of the second largest--and fastest growing--religion in the world.