Research guides: Image Collections for Sciences and Social Sciences: Islamic Image Collections

Islamic Image Collections

Architecture of the Middle East
Provided by Great Buildings Online.
Early Islamic Tiles
Images From the Past
Historical photographs and illustrations from Lebanon and the Levant.
Images of East Asia at Harvard and Beyond
Numerous collections listed: Hedda Morrison Photographs of China 1933-1946; The Rev. Claude L. Pickens, Jr. Collection on Muslims in China, and more.
Islamic Art and Architecture Organization (IAAO)
From Mesopotamian coins to Moorish palaces, this educational website offers an introduction to Islamic art and architecture.
Islamic Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Islamic Art Introduction
Provided by Los Angeles County Museum of Art, describes the development of Islamic art with images.
Islamic Art Network
Contains a searchable archive of over 5,000 images of Islamic architecture in Cairo.
IslamiCity
Portal to various Islamic art and architecture collections.
Middle East Photographs Archive
The Middle East Department of the University of Chicago Library maintains an archive of early photographs of the Middle East.
Persian Art
Art of Iranian Artists, provided by Stanford University.