Other Browse Options

For those with more specific requirements there are various other ways of trawling through this Photo-Archive – these options include searching by the Medium/Materials used (ie. Ceramic tiles, plasterwork or wood etc.), or by the Architectural Feature involved (ie. Decorative panel, doors & doorways, lattice-work etc.). In addition, there is a list of Specific Monuments (including such outstanding sites as the Alhambra in Spain, and Fatepur-Sikri in India), and the images are also listed in the Towns in which they appear.

Finally, every image on the website can be located via its individual Code no., and there is a General Catalogue, which provides a complete list of code numbers and individual captions.

General Catalogue

For the full list of images and their catalogue numbers, features, mediums etc. (text only) you can download the General Catalogue (Excel) or view it in HTML format.

Medium/Material

Architectural Feature

Islamic Decorative Canon

For more information about the Islamic Decorative Canon see Background Notes #4 - The Evolution of Style

Regions

Towns

Monuments