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Grabar, Oleg.

Masterpieces of Islamic art : the decorated page from the 8th to the 17th century / Islamic art Oleg Grabar ; [translation from the French, Alayne Pullen in association with First Edition Translations]. - Munich ; New York : Prestel, c2009. - 224 p. : col. ill. ; 36 cm.

Originally published: Paris : Editions de la Réunion des musées nationaux, 2009.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 222) and index.


A thousand years of images
From the Atlantic Ocean to China
First steps
The birth of book art
The first blossoming: thirteenth-century Arab painting in Iraq
The Mongols and the new Iranian painting under the Ilkhanids (1290-1336)
The dawn of Timurid art
The blossoming of Safavid art in the sixteenth century
Ottoman painting
Mughal painting
The creation of images
Books and albums
The painters
The main subjects
Invitations to reverie and reflections of reality
Opening pages
Historical texts
Epic poetry: the Shahnama or "Book of Kings"
Literary texts
The Maqamat or "sessions" of al-Hariri
The Bustan of Muslih al-Din Saadi
The Mantiq al Tayr or "language of the birds" of al-Farid al-Din Attar
The Diwan of Hafez
Lyric poetry
The Diwan of Khwaju Kirmani
The Khamsa or "quintet" of Nizami
The Haft Awrang, "the seven thrones" or "The constellation of the Great Bear" of Jami
The Istanbul albums
Portraits
The Falnameh
The world of images
Prince and court
Nomad world and urban world
Portraiture and nature
Islam and the visual expression of faith
Aesthetics and visual values

"The evolution of book art and painting in the Islamic world is the product of diverse regions and periods. Islamic art flourished in the great cities and centers of learning of the ottoman Turks, the Iranian Qajars, and the later Indian Mughals, spreading across a region that extended from the Atlantic Ocean to China. In this volume, Greg Grabar, a world-renowned specialist on Islamic Art, introduces a wide range of illuminated manuscripts from the 8th to the 17th century, placing them in their temporal and spatial context as well as identifying the main centers of artistic creation. Illuminated manuscripts of the Koran, epic poetry, and scientific works are accompanied by a text explaining the subject, describing it particular visual features, and highlighting its artistic qualities. The working methods of the artists and calligraphers are reconstructed. ... In the book's final section the author turns towards the key moments in history, society, faith, devotion, and other aspects of the Islamic world which are represented in the images." --Jacket

ISBN: 9783791343792

LCCN: 2009928655

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts.
Islamic art--miniatures
medieval art--Quelle

LC Class. No.: ND2955 / .G6913 2009

Dewey Class. No.: 709 GRA / 13202