The Islamic Manuscript Tradition
Ten Centuries of Book Arts in Indiana University Collections
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, General Art, Collections, Catalogues, & Exhibitions, Religion & Spirituality, Middle East Religions, Islam
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780253029201 | |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press | Publication: | December 31, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780253029201 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Publication: | December 31, 2009 |
| Imprint: | Indiana University Press |
| Language: | English |
Over the course of ten centuries, Islam developed a rich written heritage that is visible in paintings, calligraphies, and manuscripts. The Islamic Manuscript Tradition explores this aspect of Islamic history with studies of the materials and tools of literate culture, including pens, inks, and papers, Qur’ans, Persian and Mughal illustrated manuscripts, Ottoman devotional works, cartographical manuscripts, printed books, and Islamic erotica. Seven essays present new scholarship on a wide range of topics including collection, miniaturization, illustrated devotional books, the history of the printing press in Islamic lands, and the presence and function of erotic paintings. This beautifully produced volume includes 111 color illustrations and provides a valuable new resource for students and scholars of Islamic art.
Over the course of ten centuries, Islam developed a rich written heritage that is visible in paintings, calligraphies, and manuscripts. The Islamic Manuscript Tradition explores this aspect of Islamic history with studies of the materials and tools of literate culture, including pens, inks, and papers, Qur’ans, Persian and Mughal illustrated manuscripts, Ottoman devotional works, cartographical manuscripts, printed books, and Islamic erotica. Seven essays present new scholarship on a wide range of topics including collection, miniaturization, illustrated devotional books, the history of the printing press in Islamic lands, and the presence and function of erotic paintings. This beautifully produced volume includes 111 color illustrations and provides a valuable new resource for students and scholars of Islamic art.
