- Calligraphy of Mishkin-Qalam, The, by Julie Badiee, Heshmatollah Badiee. (1991) The life and work of a one-time court artist for Nasiri'd-Din Shah, who was present for the nascent years of the Baha’i revelation and moved to Edirne to be near to Baha'u'lláh; examples of Islamic calligraphic traditions and his own compositions.
- Conservation and Restoration of Calligraphy by Mishkín Qalam, The, by Shingo Ishikawa, Patrick Ravines. (2004/2005/2007) Three versions of a paper explaining the procedure for preserving manuscripts at the Bahá'í World Centre, using the example of calligraphy by Mishkín Qalam. Includes high-resolution sample of Qalam's artwork.
- Cyprus Exiles, The, by Moojan Momen. (1991-06) History of Mirza Yahya's family and the four followers of Bahá'u'lláh exiled with them in Cyprus. Includes genealogies.
- Encouragement of the Arts During the Ministry of 'Abdu'l-Bahá: The Services of Master Calligrapher Mishkín-Qalam, by Nooshfar B. Afnan. (2023-10) ‘Abdu’l-Bahá promoted the arts, including through support of Mishkín-Qalam and artistic conceptions for the interment of the remains of the Báb, the construction of the first Bahá’í House of Worship, and transcription of Bahá’í literature.
- Hagiography: The Art of Setting Inspirational Examples for a Religious Community, by Iscander Micael Tinto. (2016) The life of Jesus was the example against which saints were measured, and the lives of saints were the examples against which the general population measured itself. Comparison of Attar's "Muslim Saints and Mystics" with Abdu'l-Bahá's "Memorials."
- Picture Gallery of Early British Bahá'ís, by Author unknown. (1998) Published in honor of the UK Bahá'í Centenary, 1998/99.
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