A world of beasts : a thirteenth-century illustrated Arabic book on animals (the Kitāb Na't al-Ḥayawān) in the Ibn Bakhtīshū' tradition /

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"The Kitāb Na't al-Ḥayawān is the earliest of a group of illustrated manuscripts dealing with the characteristics of animals and their medicinal uses. The present study considers both the confluence of textual traditions within this work and the stylistic and iconographic relationships...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Contadini, Anna
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, ©2012.
Temas:
Naʻt al-ḥayawān > Illustrations.
Naʻt al-ḥayawān
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Arab.
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval > Arab countries.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval > Islamic countries.
Bestiaries > Arab countries.
Enluminure arabe.
Enluminure islamique.
Enluminure médiévale > États arabes.
Enluminure médiévale > Pays musulmans.
Bestiaires > États arabes.
ART > Techniques > Calligraphy.
Bestiaries
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Arab
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts
Arab countries
Islamic countries
Illustrated works
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: image and (con)text
  • The manuscript
  • Text and sources
  • The frontispieces and other human figures
  • The animals of the Na't
  • Composition, Iconography and style
  • Date and provance
  • Patronage and milieu.

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