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Mirʼāt al-quds : a life of Christ for Emperor Akbar : a commentary on Father Jerome Xavier's text and the miniatures of Cleveland Museum of Art, Acc. no. 2005.145 /
Akbar's commission of a Life of Christ from the Jesuit Jerome Xavier resulted in a fascinating text (1602) in which the author's concern not to antagonize his Muslim hosts is apparent. The 27 miniatures were inspired by the text itself, resulting in unique interpretations of episodes that...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Arabic |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2012.
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| Colección: | Studies and sources in Islamic art and architecture ;
v. 12. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Akbar's commission of a Life of Christ from the Jesuit Jerome Xavier resulted in a fascinating text (1602) in which the author's concern not to antagonize his Muslim hosts is apparent. The 27 miniatures were inspired by the text itself, resulting in unique interpretations of episodes that often do not find parallels in a European context. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 384 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9004215743 9789004215740 1283356716 9781283356718 9786613356710 6613356719 |
| ISSN: | 0921-0326 ; |