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Komaroff, Linda

The Legacy of Genghis Khan: Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256-1353/ edited by Linda Komaroff and Stefano Carboni. - New York Metropolitan Museum of Art 2003 - 322 p. 31 cm.

Catalog of an exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Nov. 5, 2002-Feb. 16, 2003, and at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Apr. 13-July 27, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-308) and index.

Komaroff (curator of Islamic Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art) and Carboni (curator of Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art) produced this fine catalog to accompany a major show of Ilkhanid (as the Mongol dynasty was called after conversion to Islam) art exhibited at the authors' museums in New York and Los Angeles in 2002-2003. Most of the manuscripts, metalwork, textiles, ceramics, and other finely decorated objects were created in Iran. Many objects are also included from the Yuan Dynasty in China, during which the Mongols ruled. Eight full-length essays are built around the objects of the exhibition and other works, all depicted in color. The essays describe the history, culture, courtly life, artistic exchanges, religious art, arts of the book, and creation of a new visual language. Distributed by Yale U. Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

ISBN: 1588390713 1588390721

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Art, Ilkhanid Iran Exhibitions.
Islamic art Iran Exhibitions.
Art, Mongolian Influence Exhibitions.

Dewey Class. No.: 709.03 KOM / 21652