Islamic manuscripts of late medieval Rum, 1270-1370 : production, patronage and the arts of the book / Cailah Jackson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jackson, Cailah, 1986- author.

Hillenbrand, Robert, author of series foreword.

Series:

Edinburgh studies in Islamic art

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manuscripts, Medieval--Turkey.

Manuscripts, Medieval.

Manuscripts, Persian--Turkey.

Manuscripts, Persian.

Manuscripts, Arabic--Turkey.

Manuscripts, Arabic.

Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts--Turkey.

Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts.

Islamic civilization--Manuscripts.

Islamic civilization.

Turkey.

Physical Description:

xii, 306 pages : illustrations (color), maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2020.

Summary:

"Between the Mongol invasions in the mid-13th century and the rise of the Ottomans in the late 14th century, the Lands of Rūm were marked by instability and conflict. Despite this, a rich body of illuminated manuscripts from the period survives, explored here in this extensively illustrated volume. Meticulously analysing 15 beautifully decorated Arabic and Persian manuscripts, including Qur'ans, mirrors-for-princes, historical chronicles and Sufi works, Cailah Jackson traces the development of calligraphy and illumination in late medieval Anatolia. She shows that the central Anatolian city of Konya, in particular, was a dynamic centre of artistic activity and that local Turcoman princes, Seljuk bureaucrats and Mevlevi dervishes all played important roles in manuscript production and patronage -- Meticulously analyses 15 Persian and Arabic manuscripts including the Mas̲navī of Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (1278), the Qaramanid Qur'an (1314-15) and the Dīvān-i Kabīr of Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (1368)." -- Dust flap.

"Between the Mongol invasions in the mid-13th century and the rise of the Ottomans in the late 14th century, the Lands of R�um were marked by instability and conflict. Despite this, a rich body of illuminated manuscripts from the period survives, explored here in this extensively illustrated volume. Meticulously analysing 15 beautifully decorated Arabic and Persian manuscripts, including Qur'ans, mirrors-for-princes, historical chronicles and Sufi works, Cailah Jackson traces the development of calligraphy and illumination in late medieval Anatolia. She shows that the central Anatolian city of Konya, in particular, was a dynamic centre of artistic activity and that local Turcoman princes, Seljuk bureaucrats and Mevlevi dervishes all played important roles in manuscript production and patronage -- Meticulously analyses 15 Persian and Arabic manuscripts including the Ma�snav�i of Jal�al al-D�in R�um�i (1278), the Qaramanid Qur'an (1314-15) and the D�iv�an-i Kab�ir of Jal�al al-D�in R�um�i (1368)." -- Dust flap.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Illuminated Manuscripts in Late Thirteenth-century Konya

ch. 2 Early Fourteenth-century Manuscripts from Konya and Sivas

ch. 3 Two Manuscripts from South-western Rum

ch. 4 Sati ibn Hasan: A Mevlevi Patron of Erzincan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [266]-289) and index.

ISBN:

9781474451482

1474451489

OCLC:

1201195079

Publisher Number:

99985777335