• MATERIALS & SUPPLIES
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• Online Resources
Introductory essays
- Interview with Richard Henry (Video)
- Oludamini Ogunnaike (Video)
- by Zarah Hussain
Introduction to Islamic Art
- by Dr Rabah Saoud
- by Dr Rabah Saoud
Evolution of Islamic Geometric Patterns
- by Yahya Abdullahi, Mohamed Rashid Bin Emdi
- by Yahya Abdullahi, Mohamed Rashid Bin Emdi
Geometric Proportions
- by Loai M Dabbour
- by Loai M Dabbour
Tutorials
Archives and Research
Facebook Groups
- by Mohamed Aljanabi
• BOOKS: Tezhip and Arabesque
Turkish style
(Books in Turkish, unless noted)
- Inci A. Birol, Çiçek Derman
- Ince A. Birol
- Ilhan Özkececi & Bilge Özkececi
Islamic Art of Illumination (English)
- Sema Onat
Persian style
(Books in Farsi and English, unless noted)
- Amir-Houshang Aghamiri
- Mohammad-Reza Honarvar
Golhaye Khitai (Farsi only)
- Parvenu Iskandarpour
- Ardashir Mojarrad Takestani
- Mohammad-Reza Honarvar
• BOOKS: ISLAMIC GEOMETRIC PATTERNS
- Brian Wichmann, David Wade
(Highly Recommended)
- Serap Ekizler Sonmez
(Highly Recommended – in Turkish, but thorough and easy to follow)
- Khaled Azzam, Prince's School of Traditional Art
(Recommended)
Islamic Design: A Genius for Geometry
- Daud Sutton
- Daud Sutton
(Recommended)
The Royal Alcazar of Seville with a Ruler and Compass
- Manuel Martinez Vela
The Alhambra with a Ruler and Compass
- Manuel Martinez Vela
Islamic Art and Architecture: System of Geometric Design
- Issam El-Said
- Issam El-Said
Geometric Concepts in Islamic Art
- Issam El-Said, Ayse Parman
- Issam El-Said, Ayse Parman
Symmetries of Islamic Geometrical Patterns
- Syed Jan Abas, Amer Shaker Salman
- Syed Jan Abas, Amer Shaker Salman
Islamic Patterns: An Analytical and Cosmological Approach
- Keith Critchlow
- Keith Critchlow
Mimar Sinan Cami Minberlerinde Beþgen Geometrik Desenle (Turkish)
- Serap Ekizler Sönmez
Zillij: Art of Moroccan Ceramics
- S Samar Damluji, John Hedgerow
- S Samar Damluji, John Hedgerow
Arabesques: Decorative Art in Morocco
- Jean Marc Castera
- Jean Marc Castera
• BOOKS: Sacred Geometry & Basics
Drawing Geometry: A Primer of Basic Forms
- Jon Allen
- Jon Allen
Sacred Geometry
- Robert Lawlor
- Robert Lawlor
How The World Is Made
- John Mitchell
- John Mitchell
Hidden Geometry of Flowers
- Keith Critchlow
- Keith Critchlow
Sacred Geometry
- Miranda Lundy
- Miranda Lundy
Sacred Number
- Miranda Lundy
- Miranda Lundy
Ruler and Compass
- Andrew Sutton
- Andrew Sutton
• BOOKS: SPIRITUAL/Visual RESOURCE
Divine Inspiration – Seven Principles of Islamic Architecture
- Nisreen Moustafa
- Nisreen Moustafa
Symbol and Archetype: A Study of the Meaning of Existence
- Martin Lings
Art of Islam, Language and Meaning
- Titus Burckhardt
The Majesty of Mughal Decoration: The Art and Architecture of Islamic India
- George Michell, Mumtaz Currim
Islamic Architecture of Deccan India
- George Michell, Helen Philon
Mughal Architecture and Gardens
- George Michell, Amit Pasricha
The Minbar of Saladin: Reconstructing a Jewel of Islamic Art
- Lynette Singer
- Lynette Singer
Geometry in Gold: An Illuminated Mamluk Qu'ran Section
- Marcus Fraser
- Marcus Fraser
Splendors of Qur'an Calligraphy and Illumination
- Martin Lings
- Martin Lings
The Art of the Qur'an: Treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Art
- by Massumeh Farhad, Simon Rettig
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