William Greenwood

Greenwood

Art historian, museum consultant and writer.

Seeing stars: astrolabes and the Islamic world

Astrolabes were the computers of the 10th century, mapping the stars and completing complex calculations. Art historian William Greenwood shows us how they work.

11 October, 2018

Images and idols: the figurative in Islamic art

Despite religious rulings, the acceptability of human and animal depictions has varied throughout Islam's 1400 year history.

26 July, 2016

Jameel2016: The when, where and who of Islamic art

The Jameel Prize shows that artistic traditions rarely ever die out entirely; rather, they evolve and adapt to the ever-shifting needs and desires of those who consume them.

10 June, 2016

What we mean when we talk about Islamic art

The first in a series of articles looking at Islamic art and the material culture of an area stretching from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

31 May, 2016