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The book in Mamluk Egypt and Syria (1250-1517) : scribes, libraries and market
This book is the first to date to be dedicated to the circulation of the book as a commodity in the Mamluk sultanate. It discusses the impact of princely patronage on the production of books, the formation and management of libraries in religious institutions, their size and their physical setting. It documents the significance of private collections and their interaction with institutional libraries and the role of charitable endowments (waqf) in the life of libraries. The market as a venue of intellectual and commercial exchanges and a production centre is explored with references to prices and fees. The social and professional background of scribes and calligraphers occupies a major place in this study, which also documents the chain of master-calligraphers over the entire Mamluk period. For her study the author relies on biographical dictionaries, chronicles, waqf documents and manuscripts.
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Muqarnas, Volume 21 - Essays in Honor of J.M. Rogers
Adel T. Adamova (translated by J. M. Rogers), The Iconography of A Camel FightNurhan Atasoy, Ottoman Garden Pavilions and TentsSerpil Bagci, Old Images for New Texts and Contexts: Wandering Images In Islamic Book PaintingKaveh Bakhtiar, Palatial Towers of Nasir Al-Din ShahDoris Behrens-Abouseif, European Arts and Crafts at the Mamluk CourtMichele Bernardini, The Illustrations of a Manuscript of the Travel Account of François de la Boullaye le Gouz in the Library of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in RomeJohn Carswell and Julian Henderson, Rhyton? Write On Pedro Moura Carvalho, What Happened to the Mughal Furniture?The Role of the Imperial Workshops, the Decorative Motifs Used, and the Influence of Western ModelsAnna Contadini, A Wonderful World: Folios from a Dispersed Manuscript of the Nuzhat-Nåma.
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Metalwork from the Arab world and the Mediterranean
This volume presents vessels, fittings and other objects made in Syria, Egypt, Iraq and Yemen from the early Islamic period through to the end of the Ottoman era in the 19th century. The pieces include exquisite platters, serving-vessels, candlesticks and pen-boxes produced for royal courts, but also many beautifully decorated bronze domestic items, such as bowls, lunch-boxes, door-knockers, buckets and lamps.0 0he metalwork traditions in this book reflect the complex history of the Arab world following the advent of Islam. The collection starts in the Late Antique period, which informed the early Islamic royal styles of the Umayyad, Abbasid and Fatimid dynasties, and goes on to trace the emergence of Mosul as a centre for metalwork in the 12th-13th centuries; the courtly Mamluk style during the Bahri period (1250-1380s); the Circassian era (1380s-1517); the growth of the European export market from the 15th century; distinctive vernacular styles in Yemen during the 14th-16th centuries; and the many revivals and fusions of international styles over six centuries of Ottoman rule (1517-1900s). Finally, an enigmatic group of zoomorphic fittings that defies easy dating is celebrated for the craftsmanship and charm of its animal figures. 00This beautifully illustrated volume features many important unpublished pieces and is essential reading for specialists, but it will fascinate and inform anyone with an interest in Islamic culture and history, metalwork and the decorative arts of the Arab world.
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