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Islamic Architecture

Background/Reference Resources

Encyclopaedia of Islam
2nd edition. Leiden, Brill. 2012.
Articles on all aspects of the Islamic world, the standard reference work for Islamic Studies. Includes extensive bibliographies.Rutgers-restricted Access
The Oxford Encyclopedia of the Islamic World
Signed entries on "Islamic beliefs, institutions, movements, practices, and peoples on an international scale." Rutgers-restricted Access
Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World
Entries on broad to narrowly-focused topics on Muslims and the Muslim world from seventh century West Asia to worldwide Muslin society today. Rutgers-restricted Access
Grove Encyclopedia of Islamic Art and Architecture
Jonathan M. Bloom and Sheila Blair, editors. Oxford University Press, 2009. Rutgers-restricted Access
Dictionary of Islamic Architecture
Andrew Petersen. New York, Routledge, 1996. Rutgers-restricted Access

Surveys

Islamic Art and Architecture, 650-1250
Richard Ettinghausen, Oleg Grabar, and Marilyn Jenkins. 2nd edition. New Haven, Yale University Press, 2001.Rutgers-restricted Access
Art and Architecture of Islam, 1250-1800
Sheila Blair and Jonathan M. Bloom. New Haven, Yale University Press, 1994. Rutgers-restricted Access
Islamic Architecture: Form, Function and Meaning
Robert Hillenbrand, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2000. Rutgers-restricted Access

Islamic Aesthetics

Islamic Aesthetics: An Introduction
Oliver Leaman. Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2009. Rutgers-restricted Access
The Spiritual Aesthetics of Islamic Ornamentation and the Aesthetic Value in Islamic Architecture
Fatima Zahra and Safrizal Bin Shahir. Journal of Islamic Though and Civilization 12(1), Spring 2022, 116-128.