Text and Image in Medieval Persian Art

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Focusing on 5 objects found in the main media at the time - ceramics, metalware, painting, architecture and textiles - Sheila S. Blair shows how artisans played with form, material and decoration to engage their audiences. She also shows how the reception of these objects has changed and that their present context has implications for our understanding of the past. Greater Iranian arts from the 10th to the 16th century are technically some of the finest produced anywhere. They are also intellectually engaging, showing the lively interaction between the verbal and the visual arts.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2019-01-18
Mått172 x 244 x 17 mm
Vikt856 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieEdinburgh Studies in Islamic Art
Antal sidor352
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781474446327
UtmärkelserCommended for British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize 2015

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Preface; Introduction; I. The Art of Writing: A Bowl from Samarqand; 1. Provenance; 2. The Ceramic Setting; 3. Inscriptions; 4. Script; 5. Clientele; 6. Wider Horizons; 7. Afterlife; II. Perfuming the Air: A Rosewater Sprinkler from Herat; 1. Provenance; 2. The Geographical and Historical Setting; 3. Metalwares from Herat; 4. Patronage; 5. Function; 6. Decoration; 7. Afterlife; III. Monumentality under the Mongols: the Tomb of Uljaytu at Sultaniyya; 1. Construction and Redecoration; 2. Reasons for Redecoration; 3. The Pious Foundation; 4. The Architectural Setting; 5. The Tomb as Inspiration for later Mongol Rulers; 6. The Tomb as inspiration for the Ilkhanids’ Rivals; 7. Afterlife; IV. A Romantic Interlude: The Wedding Celebration from a Manuscript with Three Poems by Khwaju Kirmani; 1. The Text and its Calligrapher; 2. The Illustrated Folios; 3. Adding the Paintings; 4. The Royal Setting; 5. The Role of Women; 6. Afterlife; V. Proclaiming Sovereignty: The Ardabil Carpets; 1. Provenance; 2. The Inscription; 3. Gifts to shrines; 4. Why Ardabil in the 1540s?; 5. The Repurposed Jannat Saray; 6. Afterlife at the Shrine; 7. Afterlife in the West; VI. Conclusion; Bibliography.