Islamic Visual Culture
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Recent papers in Islamic Visual Culture
Among the findings discovered in al-Fudayn (Jordan) there is an ivory plaque curiously moulded in the shape of a dagger blade and incised with sketched drawings of some interest. They consist of an arch with a hanging lamp, a palm tree... more
This paper is on an unpublished purple scroll that I had not studied in my dissertation.
This timely book examines the power and role of the image in modern Middle Eastern societies. The essays explore the role and function of image making to highlight the ways in which images “speak” and what visual languages mean for the... more