Bloom, Jonathan M(ax)

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BLOOM, Jonathan M(ax).

BLOOM, Jonathan M(ax). American, b. 1950. Genres: Architecture, Art/Art history, History. Career: University of California, Los Angeles, visiting assistant professor, 1980; Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, assistant professor of fine arts, 1981-87, research associate, 1987-88, faculty associate at Center for Middle Eastern Studies, 1988-93, affiliate in research, 1993-. Aga Khan Lecturer, Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1980-81; University of Geneva, visiting professor, spring, 1985; Yale University, visiting lecturer, 1989; Trinity College, Hartford, CT, visiting associate professor, 1995; University of Bamberg, visiting professor, 1995-96; Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, Norma Jean Calderwood University Professor of Islamic and Asian Art, 2000-. Lecturer at colleges, universities, and art galleries around the world. Publications: Minaret: Symbol of Islam, 1989; (with S.S. Blair) The Art and Architecture of Islam, 1250-1800, 1994; (with S.S. Blair) Islamic Arts, 1996; (with S.S. Blair) Islam, a Thousand Years of Faint and Power, 2000; Paper before Print: The History and Impact of Paper in the Islamic Lands, 2001; Early Islamic Art and Architecture, 2002. Contributor to books. Contributor of articles and reviews to art, architecture, and Islamic studies journals. Address: Fine Arts Dept, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]