An original investigation into the aesthetics of colour in pre-modern Islamic world

A unique investigation into the aesthetics of colour in Islamic art revealing its deeper symbolic and mystical meanings. The experience of colour in Islamic vis

Mosque examines the history, culture, evolution and functions of the Muslim house of worship through the prism of its artistic objects and architectural element

Since precious few architectural drawings and no theoretical treatises on architecture remain from the premodern Islamic world, the Timurid pattern scroll in th

A collection of photographs of the tiled domes, minarets and walls of the mosques and buildings of Islamic Asia. The tiles bear the seven colours of heaven: och