Bernard O'Kane (scholar)
Bernard O'Kane is an Irish Islamic studies scholar and Iranologist and Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture at the American University in Cairo.[1]
Bernard O'Kane | |
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Nationality | Irish |
Awards | Farabi Award (2018) |
Academic background | |
Education | University of Edinburgh (PhD), Queen's University of Belfast (LLB) |
Thesis | Timurid architecture in Khurasan. (1982) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Hillenbrand |
Other advisors | L. P. Elwell-Sutton, Hossein Modarressi |
Academic work | |
Institutions | American University in Cairo |
Website | https://www.aucegypt.edu/fac/bernardokane |
He is known for his works on Islamic architecture[2] and is a winner of Farabi International Award.[3]
Works
- "Studies in Arab Architecture: The Collected Papers of Bernard O’Kane", Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2021
- "Studies in Islamic Painting, Epigraphy and Decorative Arts: The Collected Papers of Bernard O’Kane", Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2021
- Studies in Persian Architecture: The Collected Papers of Bernard O’Kane", Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, 2021
- Mosques: the 100 Most Iconic Islamic Houses of Worship, New York, Assouline Publishers, 2019
- The Mosques of Egypt, Cairo, AUC Press, 2016
- The Illustrated Guide to the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo, Cairo, AUC Press, 2012
- "The Appearance of Persian on Islamic Art", New York, Persian Heritage Foundation, 2009
- "Treasures of Islam: Artistic Glories of the Muslim World", London, Duncan Baird Publishers, 2007
- "Early Persian Painting: Kalila and Dimna Manuscripts of the Late-Fourteenth Century", London, I.B. Tauris Publishers, 2003
- "Studies in Persian Art and Architecture", Cairo, AUC Press, 1995
- "Timurid Architecture in Khurasan", Costa Mesa, Mazdâ Publishers in association with Undena Publications, 1987
References
- "The Appearance of Persian in Islamic Art". Mazda Publishers.
- "Discovering the wonder of Egypt's Islamic architecture". Arab News. 27 January 2017.
- "Announcement - Bernard O'Kane, 9th Farabi International Award Winner". networks.h-net.org.
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