Islamic Art: The Middle East from 600 A.D.

Umayyad 661-750 Iran, Iraq, Syria
Abbasid 749-1258 Iran, Iraq, Syria (to 941)
Fatimid 909-1171 Egypt, Syria
Seljuk 1038-1194 Iran, Iraq, Turkey (1077-1307)
Ayyubid 1169-1260 Syria, Egypt
Ilkhanid (Mongols) 1256-1336 Iran, Iraq
Mamluk 1250-1517 Syria, Egypt
Ottoman 1281-1922 Turkey, Iraq (from 1534), Syria (from 1516),
Egypt (from 1516)
Timurid 1370-1506 Iran, Central Asia
Safavid 1501-1732 Iran

Source for dates: Albert Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples. Harvard University Press, 1991.


(See also: Middle East Resource Page and Mughal India.)

Web Resources - Islamic History and Culture
Al-Islam.org. The Ahlul Bayt Digital Islamic Library Project
Alislam On-Line Library. Ahmadiyya Muslim Community
Crusader Castles and Aleppo. Aramco
Education Center. IslamiCity
History of Jerusalem: The Arab Caliphates. Wikipedia
Internet Islamic History Sourcebook. Paul Halsall, Fordham University
Iran: Country of the Nobles. B. H. Far, including English translations of the classical Persian literature.
Iranian Cultural & Information Center
Islam and Islamic Studies Resources. Alan Godlas, University of Georgia
Islam, Shi'a, Ottomans, and Mughals. Richard Hooker, Washington State University
Sufism's Many Paths. Alan Godlas, University of Georgia
Center For Muslim-Jewish Engagement. University of Southern California
The World Wide Virtual Library: History: Islam.

Web Resources - Islamic Art and Architecture
Aniconism and Figural Representation in Islamic Art. Terry Allen
Arabic Monuments in Egypt. Tour Egypt
The Art of Islamic Spain. Aramco
The Arts of the Islamic Book: The Collection of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan. Shehbaz H. Safrani
Ceremonial and Art at the Umayyad Court. Oleg Grabar
Fatimid Mosques in Cairo. MIT
Imagining Paradise in Islamic Art. Terry Allen
Iranian Architecture. Wikipedia
A Model of Islamic Rectilinear Interlaced Lattices. Javier Sanchez Gonzalez
Mongols and Painting under the Jala'ir. Bilkent University
Mosques Around The World. IslamiCity
The Princeton Shahnama Project. Princeton University
Sultanahmet Mosque. Archnet Digital Library
Timeline of Art History: West Asia. Metropolitan Museum of Art

Online Museum Collections - Islamic Art
Boston Museum
British Museum
Freer and Sackler Galleries
Hermitage Museum
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Topkapi Palace Museum (presented by Bilkent University)

Image Links (click inside)
Water Vessel
Abbasid, 796
Iran
Bowl
Abbasid, 9c
Iraq
Koran
Abbasid, 8-9c
North Africa
Koran
13c
North Africa
Pyxis of Al-Mughira
968
Cordoba
Gold Pendant
Fatimid, 10c
Egypt
Seljuk plate
Late 12c
Iran
Seljuk plate
12c-13c
Iran
Seljuk plate
12c-13c
Iran
Seljuk plate
early 13c
Iran
Stucco Statue
Seljuk, c.1200
Iran
Christian Basin
Ayyubid, 1237-47
Syria
Incense Burner
Mamluk, 1277-79
Syria
Minbar doors
Mamluk, 1325-30
Cairo, Egypt
Glass Vase
Mamluk, 1325-50
Syria
Candlestick
Mamluk, 1342-45
Egypt or Syria
Mihrab
Ilkhanate, 1354
Iran
Tile
14c
Iran
Prophets
Timurid, late 15c
Afghanistan
Feasting Scene
Uzbek, 1523
Uzbekistan
Young Prince
Safavid, mid16c
Afghanistan
Heavenly Creatures
Safavid, mid16c
Iran
Adam & Eve
Safavid, c.1550
Iran
Woman & flowers
Safavid, c.1575
Iran
Birds
Safavid, c. 1600
Isfahan, Iran
Sulieman Tughra
Ottoman, 1520-1566
Turkey
Ottoman plate
Ottoman, 1570-1575
Turkey
Ottoman plate
Ottoman, 1575-1600
Turkey
Ottoman plate
Ottoman, 1575-1600
Turkey
Prayer Carpet
Ottoman, late16c
Turkey
Portrait of a Dervish
Safavid, 17c
Iran
Reception Room
Ottoman, 1707
Damascus, Syria

[last updated: August 15, 2013]


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