Muqarnas (journal) explained

Muqarnas
Editor:Gülru Necipoğlu
Discipline:Islamic visual culture
Abbreviation:Muqarnas
Publisher:Brill Publishers
Frequency:Annually
History:1983-present
Website:http://www.brill.nl/default.aspx?partid=227&pid=7382
Jstor:07322992
Oclc:55529825
Lccn:2005-237311
Issn:0732-2992

Muqarnas is an annual academic journal of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The journal was established in 1983 and 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Bonine Michael E., in Choueiri, Youssef M., A companion to the history of the Middle East, p. 395, Wiley-Blackwell, 2005,, . google books.