Muqarnas (journal)

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Muqarnas is an annual academic journal of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The journal was established in 1983 and focuses on Islamic architecture and visual arts, and has become established as "perhaps the leading journal" in English in the field.[1] Oleg Grabar was among the founders.

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Muqarnas
DisciplineIslamic visual culture
LanguageEnglish
Edited byGülru Necipoğlu
Publication details
History1983-present
Publisher
FrequencyAnnually
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Muqarnas
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ISSN0732-2992
LCCN2005-237311
JSTOR07322992
OCLC no.55529825
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The journal's name, muqarnas, is a decorative device in traditional Islamic and Persian architecture.

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