- Muqarnas (journal)
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Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World Discipline Islamic visual culture Language English Edited by Gülru Necipoğlu Publication details Publisher Brill Publishers Publication history 1983-present Frequency Annually Indexing ISSN 0732-2992 LCCN 2005-237311 OCLC number 55529825 Links Muqarnas is a yearbook of articles of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Begun in 1983, the annual journal focuses on Islamic architecture and visual arts, and has become established as "perhaps the leading journal" in English in the field.[1] Oleg Grabar was among the founders.
The journal's name, muqarnas, is a decorative device in traditional Islamic and Persian architecture.
Volumes 1–22 (1983–2005) are available free online via Archnet.
Notes
- ^ Bonine Michael E., in Choueiri, Youssef M., A companion to the history of the Middle East, p. 395, Wiley-Blackwell, 2005, ISBN 1405106816, 9781405106818. google books.
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Categories:- Art history journals
- Visual art journals
- Academic journal stubs
- Islamic art
- Islamic architecture
- Architecture journals
- Annual journals
- Publications established in 1983
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