3d Sites
360 degree panoramic photos and virtual tours of Middle Eastern buildings.
Aerial Photographic Archive for Archaeology in the Middle East
Information about the project and link to the Flickr archive for the photography. Look for tips on seaching under the “Using the Archive” tab.
ARCHNET
Launched in 2002 after several years of development, ARCHNET is a pioneering digital resource that has proven a reliable authority on the built environment of Muslim societies, past, and present.
Hazine
Online Archives, Digitized Collections and Resources for Middle East, North Africa, and Islamic(ate) Studies
Islamic Manuscript Studies by the University of Michigan
Resources for the study of manuscripts produced in the Islamic world and the manuscript cultures they represent.
Lessons in Codicology from the University of Leiden
This is a collection of lessons in codicology – the study of handwritten documents or codices – and palaeography from the Muslim world. The lessons will guide you through the ways books were made and used there before the printing press, by investigating the traces left by producers, owners and readers of manuscripts. Using your mouse, you will come close to people in the manuscript age as they produced, transmitted, cherished and “consumed” the written texts.The lessons are centered around fully digitalised manuscripts from the oriental collection of Leiden University Libraries. They include samples in Arabic, Persian and Coptic, from cultures ranging from the Maghrib to Mughal India. The lessons can be read in any order. All include suggestions for further reading and questions (with answers) or assignments.
Turkish Cultural Foundation
One of the Turkish Cultural Foundation’s goals is to increase knowledge on the artistic and cultural heritage of Turkey, as well as expand the recognition and outreach of Turkish artists worldwide.
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Casselman Archive of Islamic and Mudejar Architecture in Spain
Walter’s Art Museum Collection of Islamic Manuscripts
The term “Islamic art” encompasses the entire realm of artistic production in those lands where, from the 7th century onward, the Muslim religion took hold. Islamic art includes not only objects used in the service of religion but also those created for the courts of the Middle East and Central Asia, as well as articles used in everyday life, over a territory that at its height stretched from present-day Spain and North Africa westward to India. The museum’s holdings reflect the cultural diversity and geographical range of Islamic cultures.