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From Rada'a to Rome : elite Tahirid women in the Codex Casanatense (MS 1889) / Lily Filson.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Codice Casanatense 1889.
- Ṭāhirid dynasty, 1454-1517.
- Women in art--Yemen (Republic).
- Women in art.
- Women--Yemen (Republic)--Social conditions--15th century.
- Women.
- Genre:
- Educational films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (23 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- [Place of publication not identified] : Privately Published, 2025.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- This film explores rare visual and textual depictions of Yemen's Tahirid elite women in the Codex Casanatense. It examines their roles as dynastic authorities and cultural figures, challenging European stereotypes of passivity. Drawing on Yemeni chronicles and architecture, the film highlights intersections of gender, power, and early modern colonial encounters.
- Notes:
- Title from title screen (viewed January 12, 2026).
- OCLC:
- 1572690374
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