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Databases,
Indexes, and Journals
Databases
Databases
for Islamic Architecture
The
link above will connect to the Vera
database of MIT's electronic resources.
Islamic
Architecture Indexes
The
most pertinent online indexes are
Relevant
bibliographies in Rotch Library are
- A
Bibliography of the Architecture, Arts and Crafts of
Islam,
by K.A.C. Creswel. American University at Cairo Press, 1961,
and supplements [one] and two. (Reference ZN6260.C923)
- Materials
Acquired. The Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture
of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute
of
Technology, 1979-1985. Library Materials
Acquired, MIT, 1993-1996. 1997. Cambridge, Mass. (Reference
ZNA380.A3)
- Annual
Report. The Aga Khan Program for
Islamic Architecture of Harvard University and Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, 1981-1993. Cambridge, Mass.
(Reference NA2300.A3.A3) Reports from 1985-86 to 1991-1992
inlcude a section on publications acquired by the Rotch
Library and the
Fine
Arts Library
at
Harvard
University.
Key
Periodicals
The
periodicals noted below specialize in coverage of architecture
and planning in Islamic and developing countries. Online or
in paper in the Rotch Library periodicals collection.
- Alam
al-Bina. (Cairo). In Arabic, occasional subtitles
in English. Available online at
ArchNet.
- Arab
World Geographer. (Toronto, Canada).
In English and French. Indexes available
online.
- Ars
Islamica, 1934-1951. (University of Michigan
Press). (Rotch Stacks: N7260.A779)
- Ars
Orientalis. (Washington). Chiefly in English, some
articles in French and German. (Rotch N7260.A781) Available
online at
ArchNet.
- al-Bena'a,
1979-.
(Riyadh). In Arabic, with English summaries.
- Environmental
Design: Journal of the Islamic
Environmental Design Research Centre. (Rome). Online.
- al-Madinah
al-Arabiyah. (Kuwait). In Arabic, with focus on management
of Arab cities.
- Medina.
(Paris). In Arabic and English. Architecture, interiors,
and fine arts. Online.
- Mimar:
Architecture in Development, 1981-1992.
(London). In English. Architecture and urban design of the
Islamic world. Online.
- Muqarnas,
1983-.
(Yale University Press). In English. (Rotch Reserve: N6260.M83).
Online.
- International
Development and Planning Review: IDPR,2002-. Formerly
Third World Planning Review, 1979-2001. (Liverpool).
Focus on housing and physical planning. Online.
- Trialog,
1983-.
(Darmstadt). In German, with English summaries.
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