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Mutafa Ali's Epic deeds of artists : a critical edition of the earliest Ottoman text about the calligraphers and painters of the Islamic world / edited, translated, and commented by Esra Akin-Kivanc.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Âli, Mustafa bin Ahmet, 1541-1599.
- Series:
- Islamic history and civilization ; v. 87.
- Islamic history and civilization ; v. 87
- Standardized Title:
- Menakıb-i hünerveran. English & Turkish
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Artists--Turkey--Biography--Early works to 1800.
- Artists.
- Arts--Turkey--Early works to 1800.
- Arts.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (600 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Critical edition of the earliest Ottoman text about the calligraphers and painters of the Islamic world
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The earliest known Ottoman literary source about the lives and works of calligraphers, painters, limners, and book-binders of the Ottoman and Persianate worlds, Mustafa ʿÂli’s (1541-1600) Epic Deeds of Artists (1587), was hitherto considered to be primarily a biographic dictionary. Based on a comprehensive reading of the descriptive and analytic tools of ʿÂli’s biographical writings as well as his passionately penned personal reflections on sixteenth-century attitudes toward art and artists, this critical edition by Esra Akın-Kıvanç brings to the fore the significance of Epic Deeds not only as a guide to the connoisseurs and aficionados of the time, but also as a fascinating commentary by a prominent intellectual on the spiritual meaning and material value of art.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material / E. Akin
- Preface / E. Akin
- Chapter One. Mustafa ‘Âli And The Epic Deeds Of Artists / E. Akin
- Chapter Two. Background And Significance / E. Akin
- Translation. Epic Deeds Of Artists / E. Akin
- Transcription. Menāqib-I Hüner-Verān / E. Akin
- Bibliography / E. Akin
- Appendix A. Artistic Lineage / E. Akin
- Appendix B. Biographical Information On Artists / E. Akin
- Glossary / E. Akin
- Index Of Personal Names / E. Akin
- General Index / E. Akin
- Facsimile / E. Akin.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-283-16067-6
- 9786613160676
- 90-474-4107-9
- OCLC:
- 743693668
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/ej.9789004178724.i-580 DOI
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