Treasures of Herat: Two Manuscripts of the Khamsah of Nizami in the British Library: Gingko Library Art Series
Autor Barbara Brend Apendix de Ursula Sims-Williamsen Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 noi 2022
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.
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Specificații
ISBN-10: 1909942545
Pagini: 224
Ilustrații: 100 color plates
Dimensiuni: 241 x 292 x 15 mm
Greutate: 1.75 kg
Editura: Gingko
Colecția Gingko
Seria Gingko Library Art Series
Notă biografică
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.
Cuprins
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
APPENDIX B Transcriptions of the Notes and Seals in Or. 6810
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX
Recenzii
Descriere
An illustrated reference book for students and scholars of Persian art, poetry, and literature.
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.