Islamic History

Browse the Library shelves using the call numbers below for books on Islamic Art and Architecture. Browsing the Library shelves can be fun. Just remember, we may have many more ebooks on this topic, so be sure to search the Library Catalog.

BP50-68              Islam --  General -- History

BP70-80              Islam --  Biography

DS35.3-35.77       The Islamic World

DS36-39.2            Arab Countries

DS41-66               Middle East. Southwestern Asia. Ancient Orient. Arab East. Near East

DS67-79.9            Iraq (Assyria, Babylonia, Mesopotamia)

DS80-90               Lebanon (Phenicia)

DS92-99               Syria

DS153-154.9        Jordan. Transjordan

DS155-156           Asia Minor

DS161-195.5        Armenia

DS201-248          Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia

DS251-326          Iran (Persia)

For books on Islamic History topics, try these keywords and phrases:

Islamic history
Islamic empire
Islamic civilization
Islamic civilization and philosophy
Islamic civilization and sources
Islamic antiquities
Islamic countries and excavations
Islam and Science
Muslims and Spain and history
Islam and social life and customs
Islam and Crusades
Seljuks or Seljugs or Saljūqs
Sassanids or Sasanian
Ummayad or 'Abbasid dynasty

Put phrases in quotes: "Islamic civilization"

For words with various endings, use a single asterisk: art* for art, arts, artists

Group synonyms in parentheses joined with OR: Islamic (archaeology OR excavations)   

AND—requires both terms to be in each item returned Islamic (social AND customs)

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