- Bab in the World of Images, The, by Bijan Ma'sumian, Adib Masumian. (2013) History of the portraits drawn of the Bab, especially that of Aqa Bala Bayg of Shishvan, the only artist who actually met the Bab.
- Hiding in Plain Sight: The Case for the Authenticity of an Alternative Portrait of the Bab, by William F. McCants. (2021-08) On the possibility that a painting reproduced in a book from 1909 could in fact be a portrait of the Báb.
- Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. (1988) The classic Bahá'í reference book. This is its first online edition.
- Manifestations of God and the Master: Representation of in Portraits, Photographs, and Dramatic Presentations, by Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (n.d.) Excerpts on the use of imagery of the Central Figures in art, stage, and print.
- Perfection and Refinement: Towards an Aesthetics of the Bab, by Moojan Momen. (2011) The writings of the Bab have implications for the "plastic" arts; significance for native traditions; relevance to the performing arts; and the concept of refinement which comes across in both the person and the writings of the Báb.
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