Sources and further reading
By Anne le Gassick '24
Williamson, Paul, Glyn, 1974- author. Davies, James, photographer. Stevenson, and Christine, photographer. Smith. 2014. Medieval Ivory Carvings : 1200-1550 Paul Williamson and Glyn Davies ; Photography by James Stevenson and Christine Smith. V&A Publishing.
Dalton, O. M., and Charles Hercules, Sir, 1857-1929. Read. 1909. Catalogue of the Ivory Carvings of the Christian Era with Examples of Mohammedan Art and Carvings in Bone in the Department of British and Mediaeval Antiquities and Ethnography of the British Musuem, by O.M Dalton . Printed by order of the Trustees.
Ekhtiar, Maryam. 2011. Masterpieces from the Department of Islamic Art in the Metropolitan Museum of Art Edited by Maryam D Ekhtiar .. [et Al.]. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Bier, Carol, and Esin. Renaissance of Islam : art of the Mamluks. Atıl. 1981. Renaissance of Islam : Art of the Mamluks [Exhibition] Booklet Prepared by Carol Bier .. [et Al.]. Smithsonian Institution Press.
Pagan and Christian Egypt; Egyptian Art from the First to the Tenth Century A D., Exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum by the Department of Ancient Art, January 23-March 9, 1941, Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. 1941. Printed by the Brooklyn Museum Press].
Bloom, J (Jonathan M). 1999. “Mamluk Art and Architectural History: A Review Article.” Mamluk Studies Review 3: 31–58. doi:10.6082/m15d8q07.
Joseph Gutmann. “The Sacrifice of Isaac in Medieval Jewish Art.” Artibus et Historiae 8, no. 16 (January 1, 1987): 67–89. doi:10.2307/1483301
Hillenbrand, Robert, Islamic Art and Architecture. London: Thames and Hudson, 1999
Williamson, Paul Medieval Ivory Carvings. USA: Stemmer House Publishers Inc, 1982
Image Sources:
Images from Museum
Panel with Horse Heads. 11th Century. Wooden Relief Carving, 13 3/4 x 8 15/16 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. From: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, http://www.metmuseum.org (accessed December 13, 2021).
Morgan Casket.11-12th century. Ivory Relief Carving, 8 7/8 x 15 3/16 in. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. From: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, http://www.metmuseum.org (accessed December 13, 2021).
Images from Flickr
SS Sergius & Bacchus Church, Cairo. 4th Century. Source: Aidan McRae Thompson, 2017. Digital Image. Available from: Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/amthomson/29003790928/in/photolist-LbY1yQ-27eW5XS-rQcopA-73rx62-s4YKLh-2aRVw3K-rpL9wg-ntBaDf-29Ycdp4-21ZCd9J-227awxt-2bt4BMk-2a5r382-Co5L6V-228g4ik-Cvz2xi-E2rjms-ZH5k5P-225vfhf-2kNwB4m-HfpWzT-2kNt3gL-224tfLS-2kNsX7c-2kR2WXr-2ancf7h-2kNx6Cg-2kNx91n-CyjdHX-9idY2e-2kNt37T-2kNsXJp-2kNwDT9-2kNx5dY-WWJ1B-2kNwzL6-cZB1nL-25zst3b-27eW4hC-299cDUo-V6BLGY-LdqSjo-JGnD7K-25zsxoA-2dnfe8e-SBTyuq-53jgp5-E3fjTf-71pWG6-25zstSN
(accessed December 13, 2021)
Winchester Cathedral. 1079. Source: AnthonyR2010, 2018. Digital Image. Available from: Flickr, https://www.flickr.com/photos/anthonyuk/40205038920/in/photolist-muTguS-cAhxL9-aEfU8w-eku836-DwmToR-5r2Gzt-24fMkmd-2amq8J8-aEfUfm-Bzo1zw-BBFZCT-BBFt1F-aEZbp7-Rtzhkb-qp9uT8-Zh7KQA-8GSTtB-AQTYf8-98jBUg-28FuAtv-dijSji-hc6Zhe-ze5T4E-co564Q-2cB6npU-Bs7oXs-pMtuD5-dUuoHP-bJYZot-e3Js5V-p86E9o-8QQGZE-BznCxA-pM61Fe-2f9sVR3-2fcmfk2-dUA1fJ-z9aKAc-B4b3UP-B9ybsT-RsgVCi-Qc5k9M-bn8SFu-cZvZpj-dUA1SW-MS5cLi-aEVk8X-5X1KCD-d1cJMN-q2q6Ho/
(accessed December 13, 2021)
Adelaide. Wayville. The magnificent interior of the St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church. Wooden screen and altar. 988. Source: Denisbin, 2021. Digital Image. Available from: Flickr,
(accessed December 13, 2021)