Science, nature and beauty
Subtitle: harmony and cosmological perspectives in Islamic science
Contributors: Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library; Muslim World Manuscripts (Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library)
Publisher: Columbia University
Published: 2022
Place of publication: New York, New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 119
Subjects: Islamic arts; Exhibitions; Islamic civilization; Manuscripts; Science; Islamic art; Codicology; Material culture
Description: This is a brochure to accompany the exhibit: “Science, Nature and Beauty: Harmony and Cosmological Perspectives in Islamic Science” (October 19th, 2022- March 3rd, 2023).This exhibit showcases over 90 manuscripts, instruments and objects from the Muslim World Manuscript collection which are housed in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML), at the Columbia University Libraries (CUL). This exhibit is a collective curatorial effort that has involved many students, faculty members, librarians and library staff working hand-in-hand to exchange ideas and to select, research, engage with, and mount the items.
Notes: The curatorial team consisted of the following members: Kaoukab  Chebaro (Global Studies, Columbia University Libraries), Olivia  Clemens (PhD candidate, Art history Department), Aneka Kazlyna  (graduate student, MESAAS), Arwa Palanpurwala (Islamic Studies  MA Student, Middle East Institute GSAS, ), Prof. A. Tunç Şen (Hi (History  Department), Prof. Marwa El Shakry (History Department), Prof.  Avinoam Shalem (Reggio professor, Art History Department), Julia  Tomasson (PhD candidate, History Department), Yusuf Umrethwala  (Islamic Studies, MA Student, Middle East Institute GSAS), and  Navid Zarrinnal (PhD graduate, MESAAS)

Includes bibliographical references.