The Persian Miniatures Collection of the Rijksmuseum, A Hidden Treasure Trove
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-71627-8 (ISBN)
Forough Sajadi, Ph.D. (2021), University of Warsaw, is a scholar of Islamic art at Leiden University. Her research focuses on Persian paintings in Dutch collections, and include Re-examining a Persian Miniature: Two Young Men in an Erotic Embrace (KVVAK:2022).
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Figures
Abbreviated Names of Manuscript Collections
About the Author
Introduction
1 An Overview of the Collection
2 History of the Collection
Historical Overview
1 The Early Islamic Era: Pre-Mongol Period
2 The Mongol Period
3 The Injuid and Muzaffarid Dynasties
4 Jalayirid Period
5 Timurid and Turkmen Periods (the Qara Qoyunlu and Aq Qoyunlu)
6 Safavid Period
7 Post-Safavid Era
Guide to the Catalogue Entries
Part 1: Catalogue
The Early Period: The Pre-Mongol Period
1 One Page of Khawass al-ashjar (The Characteristics of Trees)
The Mongol Period
1 ‘Harish’, One Page of Manafiʿ al-hayawan (The Benefits of Animals)
2 Two Pages of Kitab-i Hakim Jamasp (The Book of Jamasp the Sage)
3 ‘Isfandiyar’s Fifth Labour: He Kills the Simurgh’, One Page of Shahnama
4 ‘Mihr Hurmuzd Murders Khusrau Parviz’, One Page of Shahnama
The Timurid and Turkmen Period
1 ‘The Second Combat: Giv Stuns Guruy Zirih’, One Page of Shahnama
2 ‘Minuchihr Defeats the Army of Salm and Tur’, One Page of Shahnama
3 ‘Khusrau Receives Gul’s Letter’, One Page of Khusraunama
4 ‘Rustam Kills Shaghad before Dying’, One Page of Shahnama
5 ‘Shiruya Sends a Message to Khusrau Parviz’, One Page of Shahnama
6 ‘Rustam’s Seventh Labour: He Kills the White Div’, One Page from Shahnama
7 ‘A Convivial Gathering in the Garden’, One Page of Divan of Shahi
8 ‘Meeting the Intimate in the Garden’, One Page of Fatihat al-shabab
9 Two Pages of Khamsa of Nizami
10 Two Detached Pages, Depictions of Majnun
The Safavid Period
1 ‘Muhammad Converses with God in Heaven’, One Page of Mirajnama
2 Three Pages of Mihr u Mushtari (The Sun and Jupiter)
3 ‘Mahan and the Old Gardener’, One Page of Khamsa of Nizami
4 ‘Khusrau and Shirin in Hunting Ground’, One Page of Khamsa of Nizami
5 ‘Rustam’s First Labour: Rakhsh Kills a Lion’, One Page of Shahnama
6 ‘Kay Khusrau Grants an Audience to Rustam and Zal’, One Page of Shahnama
7 ‘Solomon and Ajenna’, One Page of ʿAjaʾib al-makhluqat (Wonders of Creation)
8 Four Pages of Divan of Hafiz
9 ‘Seduction of Yusuf by Zulaikha’, One Page of Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones)
10 Three Pages of Rawzat al-shuhada (Garden of the Martyrs)
11 ‘A Man in a Robe’, One Page of Divan of Hafiz
12 ‘Isfandiyar’s Fifth Labour: He Kills the Simurgh’, One Page of Shahnama
13 ‘A Youth and Two Dervishes’
14 ‘A Sitting Man’
15 ‘A Lion Attacking a Man’
16 ‘A Youth and a Dervish’
17 ‘A Youth Holding a Cup’
Post-Safavid: The Zand, Afsharid and Qajar Periods
1 ‘Standing Woman with Flowers and a Bowl’
2 Two Architectural Scenes
3 ‘A Dervish Holding a Vase’
4 ‘Two Young Men in an Erotic Embrace’
5 Five Pages of the Khamsa of Nizami
6 ‘Hunting Scene’
7 Two Pages of Gulzar Calligraphy
Appendix: Selected Miniatures Attributed to India
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.12.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Studies in Persian Cultural History ; 20 |
| Zusatzinfo | 104 Illustrations, color |
| Verlagsort | Leiden |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 465 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Malerei / Plastik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 90-04-71627-0 / 9004716270 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-04-71627-8 / 9789004716278 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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