Isabelle Imbert Ph.D.

Islamic Arts Historian

About

Welcome to Isabelle-Imbert.com, home of Isabelle Imbert Ph.D. and the ‘ART Informant’ podcast.

Isabelle Imbert is an Islamic Art specialist with over 10 years’ experience working with the best clients and institutions in the industry. She is known as a Researcher, Teacher, Writer, Art Market Expert and Speaker, as well as host of the newly formed ‘ART Informant’ podcast.

Her unique knowledge in both the Art Market and the Academic world allows her to demonstrate her passion for all things related to Islamic Art History, and bringing people together to talk about the beautiful world of Islamic Arts.

You can look at her blog, work, services and listen to the ‘ART Informant’ podcast. You can also read her interview for Bayt al-Fann. For any business inquiries, get in touch.

Latest Episodes and Publications

History of Early Qur’anic Manuscripts with Eleonore Cellard

Isabelle Imbert welcomes Dr Eleonore Cellard, researcher in early Qur’anic manuscripts and specialist in codicology and palaeography. She holds a Ph.D. from the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes in Paris and have been working ever since on uncovering the secrets of the oldest Quranic manuscripts. In the episode, they talk about when and how the … More History of Early Qur’anic Manuscripts with Eleonore Cellard

Medieval Arab Cooking with Daniel Newman

Isabelle Imbert welcomes Daniel Newman, professor at Durham University, specialist of Arabic language and literature and passionate about Medieval Arabic cooking books and culinary tradition. For years, Daniel has been recreated Medieval recipes, especially from the “Garden flowers in elegant food” (Zahr al-ḥadīqa fi ‘l-aṭʿima al-anīqa), written by Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad Ibn Mubārak Shāh in … More Medieval Arab Cooking with Daniel Newman