The book “Diriyah Manuscript Arts” is a generous gift from Mr Hamad bin Abdullah al-Anqari to the library of the Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah at the Yarmouk Cultural Centre. The book sheds light on the history of Ad-Diriya in KSA. It focuses on its early period of receiving books, the history of papermaking, and calligraphy with its various schools and famous calligraphers. In addition, it shows the beauty of manuscripts with their geometric patterns and lines and focuses on how manuscripts portray the unique beauty of the process of bringing text and art into life without the need of any technological medium. Diriyah Manuscript Arts Al-Samari Fahad, al-Hunaihen Ayman, and al-Abdullatif…

Dr Bernard O’Kane has generously gifted the library of the Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah at the Yarmouk Cultural Centre his three most recent books, published by the University of Edinburgh in 2021: “Studies in Arab Architecture” This book includes 18 articles in 552 pages, with illustrations of Arab architecture from Morocco to India. ______ “Studies in Islamic Painting, Epigraphy, and Decorative Arts” The book covers Islamic figurative art and Islamic patterns. It includes 19 articles in 490 pages, with illustrations that present aspects of Islamic art and manuscripts. ______ “Studies in Persian Architecture” Lastly, this book has 25 articles discussing the development of the domes of mosques and the ancient monuments…

من مقتنيات مكتبة دار الآثار الإسلامية كتاب: ” دراسة تحليلية لمخطوط،الطرق السنية في الآلات الروحانية ” .. صدرَ الكتاب عام 2002 عن دارالآثار الإسلامية ضمن سلسلة إصدارت مشروع (خير جليس)، وهو دراسة وشرح للمخطوط الذى وضعهُ تقي الدين محمد بن معروف الدمشقي (القرن السادس عشر)، ويوضح الإصدار أهمية هذا العالِم العربي حيث ظهرت فيه عقليته الرياضية والفيزيائية والفلكية. موضحا ً الدور الذى قام به العلماء العرب في انتقال البحث العلمي من التحليل النظري إلى التطبيق العملي ونجاحهم في سد الفجوة بين العلم والصنعة، يحتوي المخطوط (الذى تم العثور عليه في مكتبة تشستر بيتي في دبلن – ايرلندا) على وصفٍ دقيقٍ و مصوّر لبعض الآلات كنموذج تطبيقي لموضوع المخطوط مثل ساعة…

A pilgrimage to Nejd, the cradle of the Arab race : a visit to the court of the Arab Emir, and “Our Persian campaign” Author: Lady Anne Blunt. Publisher: John Murray: London, 1881. Language ‏ : ‎ English with, portraits and illustration from the authors drawings.

The book “Diriyah Manuscript Arts” is a generous gift from Mr Hamad bin Abdullah al-Anqari to the library of the Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah at the Yarmouk Cultural Centre. The book sheds light on the history of Ad-Diriya in KSA. It focuses on its early period of receiving books, the history of papermaking, and calligraphy with its various schools and famous calligraphers. In addition, it shows the beauty of manuscripts with their geometric patterns and lines and focuses on how manuscripts portray the unique beauty of the process of bringing text and art into life without the need of any technological medium. Diriyah Manuscript Arts Al-Samari Fahad, al-Hunaihen Ayman, and al-Abdullatif…

“Handmade Prayer Carpet Through History” Is one of the unique books you can find at the library of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah at Yarmouk Cultural Centre. This book was the fruit of the cooperation between the Research Centre for Islamic History, Arts, and Culture in Istanbul (IRCICA) and the Kuwait Islamic Arts Centre, in line with the prayer carpets displayed at the Kuwait International Fair, which was held from December 2013 to January 2014. It reflects the deep Islamic art vision of prayer carpets in the different Islamic regions, as they symbolize the “right direction”. This was the inspiration that drove workers to use exquisite materials for carpets, such as wool…

  Ms. Mouza al-Wardi, the Director of Collections Department at the National Museum of the Sultanate of Oman, has made a generous gift to the library of Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah at the Yarmouk Cultural Centre. She donated a copy of:“The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman: The building and collections” The book was published in cooperation with Scala Arts et Heritage Publishers Ltd. It covers Omani objects, such as costumes, jewelry, wooden doors art, metalwork, maps, manuscripts, and classic Omani musical instruments from different eras. “The National Museum, Sultanate of Oman: The building and collections” Millership, Susan Scala Arts et Heritage Publishers Ltd and the National Museum of the Sultanate of…

Recently arrived in Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah’s library at the Yarmouk Cultural Centre “Mosque Architecture: Present issues and future ideas” The book was published in 2019 for the Second International Confrence on Mosque Architecture. It includes some illustrations and photographs of mosques. Mosque Architecture: Present issues and future ideas Al-Naim Mashary, al-Huneidi, Hani, and Abdul Majid, Noor. International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia, 2019 Arabic and English 915 pages

Newly arrived in Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah’s library at the Yarmouk Cultural Centre “The Moment and the Place: Mosque architecture in the twenty-first century.”The book won the Abdullatif al-Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture 3nd Cycle. It covers the changes that occurred to mosque architecture in the twenty-first century with examples from the Islamic World to show how the contexts of different cultures and countries can have an impact on the architecture and design of mosques. “The Moment and the Place: Mosque architecture in the twenty-first century.” Al-Naim, Mashary and al-Sayyid, Walid Riyadh, KSA, 2020 Arabic and English

Newly arrived in Dar al-Athar al-Islamiyyah’s library at the Yarmouk Cultural Centre “Minarets of the Arabian Gulf”The book won the Abdullatif al-Fozan Award for Mosque Architecture 2nd Cycle in 2016. It sheds light on the art of mosque minarets in the Arabian Gulf using photographs and illustrations. “Minarets of the Arabian Gulf” Al-Naim, Mishary and al-Sayyid, Walid Riyadh, KSA, 2016 Arabic and English 245 pages