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Islamic Art and Archaeology

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Research in Islamic Art and Archaeology

Profile of Research

Research in Islamic Art and Archaeology at the University of Bamberg has a particular focus on architecture and architectural decoration in the heartlands of the Islamic World. This is complemented with an interdisciplinary link bridging art history, archaeology and other fields of cultural history regarding several periods and areas of the Islamic ‘middle ages’ and ‘early modern period’. Third-party funding has been acquired for research projects concerning field research in archaeology and architecture, but also research on other problems in Islamic Art and Archaeology.

Focus areas in the research of Lorenz Korn:

  • Islamic architecture and architectural decoration in Egypt and Syria (12th-16th cent.)
  • Islamic architecture and architectural decoration in Iran and Central Asia (10th-16th cent.)
  • Metalwork from Iran
  • Arabic Epigraphy
  • Islamic Religious Iconography

Focus areas in the research of  Anja Heidenreich:

  • Archaeology of the Islamic periods on the Iberian Peninsula and in the Maghreb
  • Ceramics of the Islamic World

Focus areas in the research of Professor Barbara Finster:

  • Art and Archaeology of the Arabian Peninsula, particularly with regard to Yemen
  • Art of the Early Islamic and Umayyad period in Bilad al-Sham and Iraq
  • Islamic Architecture in Iran

Research Projects and PhD Dissertations

Please find an overview of current and past research projects with third-party funding, as well as current and completed PhD dissertations in Islamic Art and Archaeology.