''Muqarnas'' is an annual

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of the

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Program for Islamic Architecture at

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and the

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. The journal was established in 1983 and focuses on

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and

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, and has become established as "perhaps the leading journal" in English in the field.Bonine Michael E., in Choueiri, Youssef M., ''A companion to the history of the Middle East'', p. 395, Wiley-Blackwell, 2005, ,
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was among the founders. The journal's name,

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, is a decorative device in traditional

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and

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Volumes 1–30 (1983–2013)
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