Selected Recent Surveys

Baer, Eva. The Human Figure in Islamic Art: Inheritances and Islamic Transformations. [N7625.5 .B34 2004]

Blair and Bloom. Art and Architecture of Islam 1250-1800. Art Ref. [N6260 .B56 1994]

Bloom. Islamic Arts. [N6260 .B57 1997]

Brend. Islamic Art. [N6250 .B76 1991]

Ettinghausen and Grabar. The Art and Architecture of Islam, 650-1250. Art Ref. [N6260 .E885 1987]

Frishman. The Mosque: History, Architectural Development & Regional Diversity [NA4670 .M67 1994]

Hillenbrand. Image and Meaning in Islamic Art. [N6260 .I63 2005]

Hillenbrand. Islamic Art and Architecture. [N6260 .H55 1999]

Irwin. Islamic Art in Context: Art, Architecture, and the Literary World. [N6260 .I75 1997]

Leaman, Oliver. Islamic Aesthetics: An Introduction. [NX688.A4 L43 2004]

Other Surveys Particularly Useful for Extensive Pictorial Content

Die Kunst des Islam. Art Ref. [N6260 .S68] A scholarly work in German, useful for non-readers of German for its more than 400 plates (B&W and color) , plans and bibliographies.

Islam: Art and Architecture. Art Reserve, [N6260 .I725 2000] A heavily-illustrated popular work.

More... Islamic Architecture and Islamic Art.

Oxford Art Online
Includes the Grove Dictionary of Art, Art Ref. [N31 .D5 1996] and online. The entry for Islamic Art is comprehensive and includes an excellent intro to Islamic architecture. Features extensive authoritative bibliographies and a chapter on historiography, the "history of Islamic art history". As part of Oxford Art, see the Dictionary of Art Online, which has image links and updates to the text.

Dictionary of Islamic Architecture.
Comprehensive for Islamic Architecture worldwide.
Online, Art Ref, & Davis Ref NA380 .P43 1996

Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World.
Art Ref NA208 .E53 1997 (3 vols.)

Atlas of Vernacular Architecture of the World.
Art Ref NA208 .V45 2007