Treasures of Herat
Gingko Library (Verlag)
978-1-909942-54-7 (ISBN)
With this book, Barbara Brend provides thorough consideration of two celebrated Persian manuscripts housed in the British Library. These two copies of the Khamsah (Quintet) a set of five narrative poems by twelfth-century poet Nizami, a master of allegorical poetry in Persian literature, were produced in Herat in the fifteenth century, one of the greatest periods of Persian painting. Although well known, the manuscripts have never before been written about in relation to each other. Brend tells the story of each poem and the painting that illustrates it, and she formally analyzes the images, placing them in their historical and artistic context.
The images from both highly prized manuscripts are beautifully reproduced in color, and the ownership history of one of the manuscripts-recorded in the form of seal impressions and inscriptions- is also included. Ursula Sims-Williams provides a translation and commentary of these important marks of ownership which identify the Mughal rulers Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb, among many others.
Barbara Brend is a specialist in the field of Persian and Mughal painting. Her most recent books include Perspectives on Persian Painting: Illustrations to Amir Khusrau's Khamsah and Muhammad Juki's Shahnamah of Firdausi.
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 Herat and the Timurids
CHAPTER 2 The Painting Tradition of Timurid Herat
CHAPTER 3 Manuscript and Illumination in Add. 25900
CHAPTER 4 Illustrations in Add. 25900
CHAPTER 5 Manuscript and Illumination in Or. 6810
CHAPTER 6 Illustrations in Or. 6810
CHAPTER 7 Conclusions on Add. 25900 and Or. 6810
APPENDIX A Break-lines in Add. 25900 and Or. 6810
CHAPTER 8 Or. 6810: The Afterlife of a Manuscript URSULA SIMS-WILLIAMS
APPENDIX B Transcriptions of the Notes and Seals in Or. 6810 URSULA SIMS-WILLIAMS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.04.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Gingko Library Art Series |
| Mitarbeit |
Kommentare: Ursula Sims-Williams |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-909942-54-5 / 1909942545 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-909942-54-7 / 9781909942547 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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