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Record Nr.

UNINA9910148598503321

Titolo

The Islamic Manuscript Tradition : Ten Centuries of Book Arts in Indiana University Collections / / edited by Christiane Gruber

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, Indiana ; ; Indianapolis, Indiana : , : Indiana University Press, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

0-253-02920-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Altri autori (Persone)

GruberChristiane J. <1976->

Disciplina

091.091767

Soggetti

Manuscripts, Turkish - Indiana - Bloomington

Manuscripts, Persian - Indiana - Bloomington

Manuscripts, Arabic - Indiana - Bloomington

Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts

Early printed books - Islamic Empire

Islam - Manuscripts

Islamic civilization - Manuscripts

Manuscripts - Islamic Empire

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction : Islamic book arts in Indiana University collections / Christiane Gruber -- Ruth E. Adomeit : an ambassador for miniature books / Janet Rauscher -- Between amulet and devotion: Islamic miniature books in the Lilly Library / Heather Coffey -- A pious cure-all : the Ottoman illustrated prayer manual in the Lilly Library / Christiane Gruber -- İbrahim Müteferrika and the age of the printed manuscript / Yasemin Gencer -- An Ottoman view of the world : the Kitab Cihannüma and its cartographic contexts / Emily Zoss -- The Lilly Shamshir Khani in a Franco-Sikh context : a non-Islamic "Islamic" manuscript / Brittany Payeur -- An amuletic manuscript : baraka and nyama in a Sub-Saharan African prayer manual / Kitty Johnson.

Sommario/riassunto

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.