Animal symbolism in Warqa wa Gulshāh / Abbas Daneshvari.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daneshvari, Abbas.

Contributor:

University of Oxford. Faculty of Oriental Studies.

Series:

Oxford studies in Islamic art ; 2.

Oxford studies in Islamic art ; 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Warqa wa Gulshah.

Illumination of books and manuscripts--Iran.

Illumination of books and manuscripts.

Iran.

Animals in art.

Local Subjects:

Warqa wa Gulshah.

Physical Description:

91 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press for the Board of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford, [1986]

Summary:

In this study of the iconography of the animals in the miniature cycle of a 13th-century Persian manuscript, the author uses literary sources to identify the symbolic characteristics associated with animals such as the Cat, the Dog, and the Falcon in medieval Islam. Dr. Daneshvari demonstrates how the artist introduced specific animals into his miniatures in order to highlight the drama of the narrative.

Notes:

Bibliography: pages 88-91.

ISBN:

019728003X

0197280048

OCLC:

18292528