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The Islamic
Art Network was established in January 2002 to serve
researchers and scholars in the field of Islamic art and
architecture and to acquaint the non-specialist with the
field.
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The Islamic Art Network News
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On December
22nd, 2003 the Islamic Art Network
celebrated the opening of its joint
exhibition with the American University
in Cairo Creswell’s Cairo: Then and
Now. The opening was attended by His
Excellency Shaykh Dr. Ali Jum‘a, the
Grand Mufti of Egypt, Prof. Zahi Hawass,
Secretary General of the Supreme Council
of Antiquities, His Excellency Sir Derek
Plumbly, British Ambassador to Egypt and
Prof. David Arnold, President of the
American University in Cairo.
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The Islamic Art Network currently consists of:
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Comité Bulletins
The complete collection of
the Bulletins of the Comité de Conservation des Monuments de l'Art
Arabe in French and Arabic. The Bulletins are a standard resource for
the study of the Islamic architecture of Cairo as they describe the restoration
work on all its Islamic monuments between 1882 - 1953. They include
photographs, drawings, and plans of buildings that have disappeared and of
others distorted by later restoration work. For this reason they are
invaluable. They also have full descriptions of these monuments and their
historical backgrounds.
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Photo Archive
A Photo Archive consisting of a searchable database of contemporary photographs
of Islamic buildings. The
Network is currently documenting
photographically all
Islamic monuments in Egypt and in the future
those of other important cities such as Isfahan, Istanbul, Damascus and Fez.
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Creswell Exhibition
Creswell’s Cairo: Then and
Now; a virtual exhibition in honour of the Professor Sir Keppel
Archibald Cameron Creswell
which has taken a selection of
the black and white photographs
from his photo archive at the
Rare Books and Special
Collections Library, and matched
these with colour photographs
shot from an identical
perspective in the year 2003.
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Books
OnlineThis section of the Network makes
available an excellent collection of
out of print books on Islamic
history, art and architecture, in a
database that enables one to view
and browse them easily. This is a
work in progress, as additional
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Articles
Online
This section of the Network makes available an excellent collection of
articles on Islamic history, art and architecture, in a database that
enables one to view and browse them easily.
This is a work in progress, as additional articles will be posted over
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Technical Glossary
A glossary of terms necessary for the study of the history of Islamic art and architecture.
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