ABSTRACT

An annotated index and general orientation of Islamic art collections in museums, libraries, other institutions and on private hands. Includes a short description of each collection, its main characteristics, documentation, publications and exhibitions.

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of National Gallery of

AUSTRIA Vienna Historisches Museum der Staclt Approx. total numbers of items Wien Registration

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Miniature-paintiDg Of about half of the collection. Hamza-Nama, India 16th c. Colour transparencies

Printed catalogues G. arab., pm. und HandschriJren der und Nachlass-

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of Decorative Art

Museum Carpets 16th-

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of Hama at Orontes, The exhibited part of the collection: Nationalmuseets

Ceramics National Museum of Denmark, Department of Ethnography Main character Kanall0, DK-1220, Copenhagen K

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of the Islamic textile collection is in

Bibliothique Manuscripts Departement des Estampes Photographie or documentation Computerized documentation

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Photographic service

Division Orientale du Departement Registradon or documentadon Printed catalopes De Slane, Catalogue manuscrits arabes de la when estabUshed Bibliothtque nationale, Paris 1883-95.

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of the Institute by Christiane E. of inventory; name of the item; geographic Printed logues cata of audio-visuals accompanying

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Muse. National de Ceramique

CeramiaJ when established and white photographs Of the objects on exhibition. GERMANY Berlin Museum fUr Islamische Kunst Approx. total number of items Short description of the collectiOD 1-3,0-10178 Berlin of pre-Islamic art from South Arabia;

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of Anthropology

State Museum hen bUshed Deutsches Ledermuseum/ total numbers of items Deutsches Schuhmuseum or documentation

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Unden-Museum

Carpets of Ethnology Tesdles when established Manuscripts

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0-01326 Dresden

Gotha Niirnberg Museum fiir Hamburg Staatlic:hes Museum fiir Volkerkunde,

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and

GREAT BRITAIN Binningham Binningham Museums Gallery Registradon or documentadon 3DH, England

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of the collection has been photographed. f he lled Ardebil Carpet (1539- Colour transparencies of Sheikh Safi, founder of Photographic service Royal Annouries Museum Curator in charge LSI0 lLT, England Thom Richardson Premises Metalware

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North Africa, Middle East and Iran as

of gold and silver jewellery Persian Painting, 1993. Mug 1994. Museum (The Ethnography Department WIX 2EX, England Main character

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Registradon f her ypes. an mm. photograph and details of pUblication. Museum of the History of Science Comments on the administradve of the insdtudon or collecdon OXl 3AZ, England of the University of when established

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GREECE Athens Benaki Museum, Athens Carpets The museum owns an important collection of when estabHshed textiles which include Abbasid and Fatimid tiraz and

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INDIA Chamba Bhuri Singh Museum Other members of statT of 18 persons. hen tablished. w The Islamic collection comprises the historical Approx. total number of items

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Colour transparencies

The exhibits are registered by giving accession Photographic service Handwritten catalogue Crafts Museum Miniature-painting when estabHshed

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IRELAND Dublin Chester BeaHy Ubrary Other The Clock Tower Building, Dublin Casde, Dublin 2 Registration or documentation

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Museo Preistorico Etnografico IlLuigi Pigorini"

1,00144 Roma JAPAN Nara Museum Yamato Bunkakan of letters in on terrace, 18th

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of Persia, from Elam to Sasan, 1980,

Printed talogues ca and white photographs MOA, Museum of Art Main character Ceramics The collection is located in a building which belongs

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Tokyo

Bridgestone Museum of Art number of items Ceramics when established In the 1950s. Other

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of items

of carved and painted wood The Islamic Collection belongs to Sheikh Naser from the 8th c. and onwards (e.g. 9th c. pieces carved total number

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MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur National Museum of Malaysia Metalware

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on the administrative of the iDstitution or collection century.

Curator Other Comments The museum holds weapons dating back to the 16th des Arts Glass Traditions) du Batha, Fez Metal f Culture in Fez) o

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Museum voor Volkenkuncle

DM Rotterdam f three Other

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Puniab University Ubrary

Registration or doc:umentation hen blished of the manuscripts have been catalogued. Printed c:atalogues Main~ Handwritten catalogue

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Additional comments

Of all items. of Poland - art objects are in two mosques of Bochoniki of the Union) PORTUGAL Lisbon Museu Calouste Gulbenkian Ceramics Premises

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of its and later epochs, taking into account, but also in the large amount of data of the mudejilr art

Instituto GOmez-Moreno total number of items Short description of the collection Premises of clay. Turkish Isnik plate 17th c. The collection is housed in a modem building Turkish 17th c. Kutahya plate, horse statuette with National Archaeological Museum

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of the ceiling of the mosque of Cordova. Other wooden

Other members Manuscripts Main character

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Photographic service

Museo Nacional de Antropologia Ivory hen bHshed w

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Museo Nacional Artes Decorativas C/ Montalban, 12,28014 Madrid engravings, 14th c.; beams, doors and constructive

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Museum of the Royal Academy Ceramics Fine Arts of San Femando of Persian pottery, 13th c. Printed catalogues

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de Ceramica

Museo Nacional Registration or documentation The textiles are registered also in a computer base. +3463516392. Fax: +346 3513512. Printed catalogues SWEDEN Gothenburg Rohss Museum of Applied Art and Design Main character

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of unique interest

Registradon Photographic service Museum of Mediterranean Glass Near Eastem Antiquities The Hannibal collection, ca 500 objects and of early Islamic glass; important collection of enamelled glassfragments (ca 4.000) formerly Lamm; small collection of Persian 11484 Stockholm

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Stockholm Nordic Museum of unique interest on canvas, ca 1,5 x 1 m) depicting a

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of carpets from Turkey,

SWITZERLAND Basel Museum fUr Gestaltung Carpets

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Colour transparencies Registration or documentation Photographic service Printed catalogues Islamic collection of Prince Sadruddin Aga Khan Other

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Muse. Ariana

Main character Approx. total number of items Premises 280 items. Main character Premises

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SYRIA Damascus National Museum of Damascus Premises

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Dar

TANZANIA es Salaam National Museums of Tanzania Metalware Premises

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Ivory

TUNISIA Tunis Muse. National du Bardo Metalware

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Main character of gold and silver: boxes,

of early Islamic, Islamic and Ottoman Inventories registered on cards and in inventory of all kinds. Ceramics Printed catalogues UKRAINE Kiev Museum of Western and Eastem in Kiev Curator in charge of the Eastern of the Islamic collection.

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of Art

Stanford University Museum of miniature edged weapons and of the above are decorated with inlaid

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Yal. University Art Gallery

when Iran; Shirvan; Baluchistan; Kasak; Kuba; Hoban were t Mrs. Wm. Moore Memor

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Bass Museum Metalware when estabUshed

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of Iowa Museum

University Registration or documentation Printed catalogues

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of Art

Portland Museum Ceramics + 1 207 773 2787. Carpets Curator in charge Other of Collections

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Stewart Gardner Museum

Isabella Miniature-painting Ceramics Other of a tomb stone; two capitals. Ivory when estabUshed Carpets

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MassachuseHs (Cambridge) Houghton Library Registradon or documentadon

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Periodicals comments

Colour transparencies of the Persian paintings, Moghul paintings For a few paintings and textiles. of Ottoman textiles. Photoll'8phic service (Ann Arbor) University Miniature-painting of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Registration or documentation

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of Turkish Rugs, 1988.

(Hanover) Hood Museum of Art Manuscripts of Jalal al- Premises or documentation

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Ceramics Computerized documentation of curatorial Metalware (New York City) American Numismatic Society total number of items 2122343381. Registration or documentation

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of Art

Cleveland Museum Ivory of Indian and Southeast Asian Art, panels from a box, ivory carved in relief, India, Miniature-painting

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The Dayton Art of calligraphy, Iran and Turkey, 18th-

Ceramics th c., lustre- Miami University Art Museum Metalware 5135292232. Fax: 1 5135296555. \\Vod Premises Carpets

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Toledo Museum f Art o

(Toledo) Carpets when estabUshed (Eugene) University of Oregon Museum of Art total number of items when estabUshed Ceramics The 1950s. Six items.

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on the administrative of the institution or collection 38 pieces. The Seattle Art Museum is a general museum with a of East and South Asian art, art

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of its activities in of Museums' standards. of Herbert Fitzpatrick in 1952 of approx. 70 prayer Computerized documentation Drs. Joseph and Yemen Museums with holdings of Islamic Art Aden Sayon