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Howard Crane
Professor, Department of History of Art
Areas of Expertise
• Islamic Art and Architecture
• Near Eastern archaeology
Professor Crane is an expert in the field of Islamic art and architecture,
with a concurrent interest in the area of Near Eastern archaeology. He
has published widely in the field, including numerous entries in the DICTIONARY
OF ART on matters Islamic, and in the ENCYCLOPEDIA IRANICA. He has also
worked extensively as a field archaeologist, having been a surveyor for
the Helmand-Sistan Expedition in Afghanistan (Smithsonian Institution
1971-73), and serves as the Islamicist for the Archaeological Survey of
Sardis (Turkey 1975-Present). Professor Crane's research includes editing
and translation of near Eastern texts dealing with Islamic architecture.
He is currently working on a third book which will consist of editions
and transcriptions plus translations of five 16th century biographical
texts in Ottoman Turkish having to do with the life and works of the Ottoman
architect Sinan, the builder of the greatest imperial mosques in Istanbul
and Edirne. Over the years, his research has been supported by the Aga
Khan Program for Islamic Architecture (at Harvard and MIT) and the Institute
of Turkish Studies (at Georgetown University).
Education
• PhD, Harvard University
• MA, Harvard University
• BA, Berea College |
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