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Perspectives on Persian Painting : Illustrations to Amir Khusrau's Khamsah.

This is a detailed study of the illustrations to Amir Khusrau's Khamsah, in which twenty discourses are followed by a brief parable, and four romances. Amir Khusrau (1253-1325) lived the greater part of adventurous life in Delhi; he composed in Persian, and also in Hindi. From the point of view...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brend, Dr Barbara
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of plates in colour; List of plates in black and white; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Khamsah in summary; 2 Manuscripts of western Iran prior to the death of Shah Rukh; 3 Sultanate manuscripts; 4 Manuscripts in Turkman styles; 5 Ottoman manuscripts under Bayezld II; 6 Classical and sub-classical styles of Herat; 7 Mughal manuscripts to the period of Jahanglr; Afterword; Appendix A Subjects illustrated; Appendix B Manuscript cycles; Bibliography; Index; General; Manuscripts; Painters; Scribes, scripts and illumination; Styles.