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
NationalityIrish
AwardsFarabi Award (2018)
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Edinburgh (PhD), Queen's University of Belfast (LLB)
ThesisTimurid architecture in Khurasan. (1982)
Doctoral advisorRobert Hillenbrand
Other advisorsL. P. Elwell-Sutton, Hossein Modarressi
Academic work
InstitutionsAmerican University in Cairo
Websitehttps://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

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