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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "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.