Dr Richard McClary

Dr Richard Piran McClary is a senior lecturer in Islamic Art and Architecture at the University of York. He received his doctorate from the University of Edinburgh and has lectured extensively on a range of subjects related to the art and architecture of Central Asia. His monograph entitled Medieval Monuments of Central Asia. Qarakhanid Architecture of the 11th and 12th Centuries was published in 2020. He is the author of three monographs and has published articles in numerous journals, including: Muqarnas, Iran, Anatolian Studies, Persica, Iraq, and the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. He has served as a trustee and Research Director for the British Institute of Persian Studies and is managing editor of the Journal of Islamic Art and Architecture.