Art 956: Seminar in Islamic Art: Expanding the Villa Discourse

Tommy Nixon
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Robert Dalton
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Heather Gendron
Art Librarian, Sloane Art Library
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This Library of Congress classification system holds true for any library in the world using the LC system. For example, The Islamic world & Arab countries are classed geographically between DS35.3-DS39.2, while the Islamic religion is classed between BP1-BP253. Architecture is classed in the NAs. Medieval History is generally classed in D111-D203.

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International Medieval Bibliography
A major resource for scholarly literature on the Middle Ages. Try searching Islamic architecture or Mudéjars - architecture.

Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)
The Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) indexes and abstracts books, conference proceedings, dissertations, exhibition and dealer catalogs, and articles from more than 2,500 periodicals. Subjects covered are painting, sculpture, drawing, prints; decorative and applied arts; architecture and indutrial design; popular and folk art.

Index Islamicus
"The international classified bibliography of publications in European languages on all aspects of Islam and the Muslim world."

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Subject searching for books in the Library's catalog is often best done by beginning with a Keyword Search . Start with a Keyword Search and identify one or more relevant books. Then look at the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) given in the Full Records of those titles. You can follow the subject heading links in the catalog to find similar books, or you can use the terms in the subject headings to revise your search strategies. Always be aware of variant spellings for transliterated terms, e.g., "Khirbat," Khirbet."

Examples of Potentially Useful Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)

Architecture, Islamic.
Architecture, Islamic--Spain.
Architecture, Islamic--Morocco.
Art, Islamic.
Art, Islamic--Spain.
Gardens, Islamic.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Palestine.
Palestine -- Antiquities.
Decoration and ornament, Architectural -- Spain.
Alhambra (Granada, Spain).
al-Mafjar.
Arabs -- Italy -- Sicily.
Sicily (Italy)--Historical geography.
Islamic countries--Civilization--Maps.
Islamic countries--Historical geography--Maps.

Atlases & Chronologies

Ancient World Mapping Center (formerly Classical Atlas Project)
The Ancient World Mapping Center is responsible for publishing Barrington atlas of the Greek and Roman world edited by Richard J.A. Talbert, in collaboration with Roger S. Bagnall ... [et al.] ; and map editors, Mary E. Downs, M. Joann McDaniel ; cartographic managers, Janet E. Kelly, Jeannine M. Schonta, David F. Stong. Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2000. Should be used in conjunction with: Barrington atlas of the Greek and Roman world : map-by-map directory G1033 .B3 2000 Suppl. v.1 + v. 2.
Davis Reference Row 19a G1033 .B3 2000; Art Reference G1033 .B3 2000

Archnet.org
ArchNet is an international online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, conservationists, and scholars, with a focus on Muslim cultures and civilisations.

An Historical atlas of Islam= Atlas historique de l'Islam . Edited by Hugh Kennedy. Leiden ;Boston : Brill, 2002.
Davis Reference Row 19a G1786.S1 H6 2002

Historical atlas of Islam . Malise Ruthven ; with Azim Nanji. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2004.
Davis Reference Row 19a G1786.S1 R9 2004

Historical atlas of the Islamic world [electronic resource] . Malise Ruthven with Azim Nanji. Derby, UK : Cartographica, 2004.

Atlas of medieval Europe. London ;New York : Routledge, 2007.
Davis Reference Row 19a G1791 .M2 2007

Atlas of the medieval world. Rosamond McKitterick. New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Davis Reference D117 .M35 2004

Chronology of the medieval world, 800 to 1491. [by] R. L. Storey; general editor Neville Williams. London, Barrie and Jenkins, 1973.
Davis Reference D118 .S855 1973

Cartography in antiquity and the Middle Ages : fresh perspectives, new methods . Edited by Richard J.A. Talbert and Richard W. Unger. Leiden ;Boston : Brill, 2008.
Davis GA205 .C37 2008

Encyclopedic Resources for the Middle Ages & Islam

There is a wealth of encyclopedic materials for the Middle Ages & Islamic Studies. Below is a brief selection

Dictionary of the Middle Ages. 13 vols. + Suppl. Joseph R. Strayer, editor in chief. New York : Scribner, c1982-c1989.
A standard & authoritative encyclopedia for all aspects of the Middle Ages.
Art Reference D114 .D5 1982 ; Davis Reference D114 .D5 1982

Medieval Islamic civilization : an encyclopedia . 2 vols. Josef W. Meri, editor. New York : Routledge, 2006.
Davis Reference DS36.85 .M434 2006

Medieval Iberia : an encyclopedia . E. Michael Gerli, editor ; associate editors, Samuel G. Armistead ... [et al.]. New York : Routledge, 2003.
Davis Reference DP99 .M33 2003

Medieval Italy : an encyclopedia . 2 vols. Christopher Kleinhenz, editor. New York : Routledge, 2004.
Davis Reference DG443 .M43 2004

The encyclopaedia of Islam. 11 vols. + Indexes + Suppl. (in print). Leiden : Brill, 1960-
Now available electronically as well as in print.
Davis Reference DS37 .E523

Medieval science, technology, and medicine : an encyclopedia . Editors, Thomas F. Glick, Steven J. Livesey, Faith Wallis. New York : Routledge, 2005.
Davis Reference Q124.97 .M43 2005

Oxford Art Online
Not restricted to either Islamic art or to the Middle Ages, Oxford Art Online is a major encyclopedic resource for art.

Dictionary of Islamic architecture . Andrew Petersen. London ;New York : Routledge, 1996.
Available electronically as well as in print.
Art Reference NA380 .P43 1996; Davis Reference NA380 .P43 1996

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