Dial with Peacocks
Dial With Peacocks, 1354. Manuscript. Gouache on paper;
gouache heightened with gold and silver.
Louvre Museum, Dept. of Islamic Art. Database: ARTSTOR.
Directories of Digital Collections On the Open Web
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- Access to Mideast and Islamic Resources (AMIR)Blog listing open access resources on the Middle East.
- Arabic Collections OnlineA publicly available digital library of public domain Arabic language content. Over 5,000 volumes from distinguished research libraries.
- Arabic Manuscripts and MapsImages from 80 important Arabic manuscripts and maps, from the Bodleian Library.
- Digital Library of the Middle East (DLME)A worldwide effort to federate all types of cultural heritage material, including archives, manuscripts, museum objects, media, and archaeological and intangible heritage collections.
- Islamic Heritage ProjectThis digital archive includes books, maps and manuscripts from the Harvard University Library. Primarily Arabic, Persian and Ottoman Turkish.
- MENAdoc - Digital CollectionsMENAdoc provides Open Access digital documents with regard to the MENA-region and to Islamic studies.
- Visual Resources of the Middle EastFrom Yale University. High quality images showcasing manuscript paintings, textiles, ceramics, photography, and contemporary art from Iran and India. It also features 18th- and 19th- century objects documenting British travels through the Middle East, scientific manuscripts, as well as books and periodicals published in Persian, Arabic, and Turkish.
Digital Content for the OU Community
Available from on or off campus to current students, faculty and staff of OU.
- ARTstorRepository of images that include collections from a wide variety of civilizations, time-periods, and media.
- AVON: Academic Video OnlineStreaming academic video content, including acclaimed and award-winning interdisciplinary documentaries, independent non-fiction films, training and instructional videos, foreign films and shorts, and other educational titles. Effective January 1, 2021 AVON video access is mediated. This means that any video not licensed for use prior to that date will require the user to request access. Access is being enabled for class use with instructor approval.
- HathiTrust Digital LibraryShared digital repository of library books and journals converted from print owned by research institutions. HathiTrust Digital Library does not permit download or viewing the full text of books that are still under copyright (typically published since 1923). Only materials that are no longer under copyright may be viewed online or downloaded.
- Kanopy Streaming VideoWatch feature and educational films online, on any device. International content, including the Criterion Collection. Effective October 1, 2018, Kanopy video access is mediated. This means that any video not licensed for use prior to that date will require the user to request access. Access is being enabled for class use with instructor approval.
- New World Cinema: Independent Features and ShortsStreaming full-length feature films from leading independent distributors and award-winning short films.