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International Day of Persons with Disabilities
José Luis Argüello, AKPIA Posters (2001-2016)
Miss Kitty Lord and Her Egyptian Tours: A Burlesque Artist in Cairo, 1908-1912
Sixfold Islamic Geometric Design
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Through the Eyes of Durdy Bayramov: Turkmen Village Life, 1960-80s
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Constructing the Study of Islamic Art
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Miss Kitty Lord and Her Egyptian Tours: A Burlesque Artist in Cairo, 1908-1912
Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Culture of the Islamic World
Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Culture of the Islamic World
Music of Morocco: The Paul Bowles Recordings
Music, Sound, and Architecture in Islam: Supplemental Media
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Syria: A Living History
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Details, Delight, and Documentation: The Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photograph Collection
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Cities as Built and Lived Environments: Scholarship from Muslim Contexts, 1875-2011
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Handicraft Cooperatives and Workspaces in the MENA Region: Tourism, Experience Economy, and Women’s Empowerment
Introduction to Islamic Architecture: Presentations
Isfahan Urban History Project
Islam in Europe: Architecture of Muslim Communities since 1900
Mosques in North America: A Tribute to Dr. Omar Khalidi
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Synagogues of Isfahan
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Architectural Transformations in the Islamic World
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Building in the Islamic World Today
Cities as Built and Lived Environments: Scholarship from Muslim Contexts, 1875-2011
Constructing the Study of Islamic Art
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International Journal of Islamic Architecture
Majallat al-Imarah
Medina Magazine: Architecture, Interiors, Fine Arts
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Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Culture of the Islamic World
Studies and Sources on Islamic Art and Architecture: Supplements to Muqarnas
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Cities as Built and Lived Environments: Scholarship from Muslim Contexts, 1875-2011
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Aga Khan Museum: Publications
Aga Khan Museum
Toronto, Canada
Construction: 2011-2014; inaugurated: 2014
Syria: A Living History
Ross Burns, Filiz Çakır Phillip, Henry S. Kim, Nasser Rabbat
2016
Learning at the Aga Khan Museum: A Curricular Resource Guide for Teachers Grades One to Eight
Patricia Bentley, Ruba Kana'an
2015
Architecture in Islamic Arts: Treasures of the Aga Khan Museum
2011
Artistic Traditions in the Worlds of Islam: Eight to Eighteenth Centuries
2008
The Aga Khan Museum, Toronto
Philip Jodidio
2008
Spirit and Life
2007
Capital (Al-Andalus); marble (Umayyad, circa 950-70)
Umayyad, circa 950-70 CE
'Alam (Iran); pierced steel plate with moulded iron adjuncts (Safavid, 16th century)
Safavid, 16th century
Young Man Carried Off by a Giant Bird, (Lahore, Pakistan); opaque watercolour, gold and ink on paper (Mughal, circa 1590)
Mughal, circa 1590
Leaf with Calligraphic Composition, (Turkey); gold on chestnut leaf (Ottoman, 19th century)
Ottoman, 19th century
Folio from the Khawass Al-Ashjar, (Iran); ink and opaque watercolour on paper (13th century)
1200
Tambura (Tampura), (India); teak wood, a calabash, metal and bone (Mughal, circa 1800)
Mughal, circa 1800
Basin (Mesopotamia or Iran); cast white bronze, engraved decoration (13th century)
13th century
Funerary Stele (North Africa); carved marble (Fatimid, dated 987)
Fatimid (dated 987)
Folio From the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp (Iran); watercolour, gold and ink on paper (Safavid, circa 1532)
Safavid, circa 1532
Tile Arch, (Multan, Pakistan); ceramic; earthenware, painted with white slip under cobalt blue and turquoise glazes (16th century or later)
16th century or later
The Constellations Virgo, Libra, Scorpio And Leo, (Arabian Peninsula); opaque watercolour and ink on paper (Ottoman, 17th century)
Ottoman, 17th century
Qur'an Folio in Gold Kufic Script, (North Africa); ink and gold on parchment (9th-10th century)
9th-10th century
Blue-and-White Dish (Iran); stonepaste body with blue underglaze painting (Safavid, 17th century)
17th century
Planispheric Astrolabe (Al-Andalus, probably Toledo); engraved copper alloy inlaid with silver (Nasrid, 14th century)
14th century
Incense Burner (Iran); bronze, inlaid with copper (11th century)
11th century
Bowl with Inscription (Iran); ceramic earthenware, black slip with white slip decoration under a transparent glaze (Samanid, 9th-10th century)
9th-10th century
Bottle (Egypt); glass, mould blown and applied (11th century)
11th century
Mother-of-Pearl Doors (India); wood and mother-of-pearl (Mughal, 18th century)
18th century
Manuscript of the Qanun Fi'l-Tibb of Ibn Sina, Volume 5 (Iran or Iraq); opaque watercolour and ink on paper
1052
Bifolium from the Blue Qur'an (North Africa); ink, opaque watercolour, silver (now oxidised), and gold on blue-dyed parchment (9th-10th century)
9th-10th century
Manuscript of Hazrat Ali's Mi'A Kalimat (Iran); ink and coloured pigments on vellum, leather binding (dated 1464-65)
1464
Haram al-Sharif
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
9th-10th century
An Aged Pilgrim (India); Opaque watercolour and gold on paper (Mughal, circa 1618-20)
9th-10th century
Kausa Ragaputra: Music for After Midnight (India); opaque watercolour on paper, borders cut down, glued to card (circa 1700)
9th-10th century
Tiraz (Egypt); linen, tapestry woven silk (10th century)
10th century
Robe (Central Asia); linen, tapestry woven silk (14th century)
8th-11th century
Albarello (Syria); ceramic fritware, underglaze painted in blue and black (15th century)
15th century
Rectangular Box (Sicily); glass, free-blown and cut, bronze hinges and clasp (10th-11th century)
10th-11th century
Shell (India); Mother-of-pearl (18th century)
18th century
Doors with geometric and floral motives, (Iran); wood and lacquer (Timurid, dated 1487)
1487
Manuscript of Mi'a layla wa layla, Al-Andalus
1235
Page of calligraphic exercise (teaching album), Turkey
1650
Qur'an on cloth, India
1719
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