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The term “sgraffito” refers to a ceramic decorative technique in which a design is cut through a light-colored slip to reveal the dark-colored earthenware body of the vessel's fabric. Sgraffito ware was one of the most common and widespread forms of regular tableware in Islam an…

This dissertation is the first comprehensive study of the architectural patronage of Sultan `Ala al-Din Kayqubad (r. 1220-1237), often considered the greatest ruler of the Seljuq Sultanate of Anatolia for bringing the realm to its apex through conquests, diplomatic alliances, tr…

This study focuses on the architectural development of the site of the dargah (tomb complex) of Nizamuddin, a fourteenth century Muslim mystic of the Chishti tradition in Delhi, India during the Delhi Sultanate Period (602-932/1206-1526). Mughal and British contributions to the …