Bibliography

The literature dedicated to Islamic artistic and historical studies is of course vast, and much of it is academic and highly specialised. This listing has been compiled for the more general reader; it has been selected on the basis of accessibility and availability and makes no claim to completeness.

  • Blair, Sheila S. and Bloom, Jonathan M.; The Art and Architecture of Islam; Yale University Press; 1995
  • Bloom, Jonathan M.; Paper before Print The History and Impact of Paper in the Islamic World; Yale University Press; 2001
  • Broug, Eric; Islamic Geometric Patterns (with CD-ROM); Thames and Hudson; 2008
  • Castera, Jean-Marc; Peuriot, Francoise; Ploquin, Philippe: Arabesques: Decorative Art in Morocco; ISBN 9782867701245
  • Chorbachi, W.K. ; In the Tower of Babel: Beyond symmetry in Islamic Design; Computer Math. Applic.; 1989
  • Clévenot, D and Degeorge, G; Ornament and Decoration in Islamic Architecture; Thames and Hudson, 2000
  • Crossling, Nick; The Alhambra Coloring Book; Dover Publications
  • Crossling, Nick; The Alhambra Stained Glass Coloring Book; Dover Publications
  • Degeorge, G & Porter,Y; The Art of the Islamic Tile; Flammarion;
  • Grabar, Oleg;The Formation of Islamic Art; Yale University Press; 1973
  • Grabar, Oleg; The Mediation of Ornament; Princeton University Press; 1992
  • Hattstein, M and Delius, P (ed.); Islam Art and Architecture; Köhnmann;
  • Hillenbrand, Robert; Islamic Art and Architecture; Thames and Hudson; 1999
  • Irwin, Robert; Islamic Art; Laurence King Publishing; 1997
  • Irwin, Robert; The Alhambra; Profile Books; 2004
  • Kühnel, Ernst; The Arabesque Meaning and transformation of an ornament; Verlag für Sammler; 1976
  • Michaud, Roland & Sabrina; Colour and Symbolism in Islamic Architecture; Thames and Hudson; 1995
  • Necipoglu, Gülru; The Topkapi Scroll Geometry and ornament in Islamic Architecture; Getty Centre; 1995
  • Paccard, Andre: Traditional Islamic Craft in Moroccan Architecture; Atelier 74; 1980
  • Pickett, Douglas; Early Persian Tilework The Medieval Flowering of Kashi; Associated University Presses; 1997
  • Sutton, Daud; Islamic Design: A Genius for Geometry; Wooden Books; 2007
  • Tabbaa, Yasser; The Transformation of Islamic Art during the Sunni Revival; University of Washington Press; 2001
  • Wichmann, Brian;The World of Patterns (with CD-ROM); World Scientific Publishing; 2001
  • Yeoman, Richard; The Story of Islamic Architecture; Garnet;1999