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Lives of the prophets : the illustrations to Hafiz-i Abru's "Assembly of chronicles" /
In 'Lives of the Prophets' Mohamad Reza Ghiasian analyses two extant copies of the Majma' al-tawarikh produced for the Timurid ruler Shahrukh (r. 1405?1447). The first manuscript is kept in Topkapi Palace and the second is widely dispersed. Codicological analysis of these manuscripts...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2018.
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| Colección: | Studies in Persian cultural history,
Volume 16 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Figures and Tables; Introduction; 1 Chapter Summary; 2 Note on Appendices, Translation, Transliteration and Dates; Chapter 1 The Political and Cultural Setting; 1 Political History; 2 The Legitimation of Shahrukh's Rule; 3 Foreign Relations; 4 Personal Traits of Shahrukh; 5 Art Patronage; Chapter 2 Book Production under Shahrukh; 1 The Surviving Manuscripts; 2 Hafiz-i Abru's Kulliyat-i tarikhi; 3 Rashid al-Din's Jamiʻ al-tawarikh (Hazine 1654); 4 Nizami's Khamsa of 835/1431 in the Hermitage Museum; 5 Nizami's Khamsa Known as the Cartier Khamsa
- 6 Jamiʻ al-tawarikh of the Bibliothèque Nationale7 Miʻrajnama and Tazkirat al-awliya ʼ of the Bibliothèque Nationale; Chapter 3 Majmaʻ al-tawarikh and Its Surviving Illustrated Copies; 1 The Life of Hafiz-i Abru; 2 Hafiz-i Abru's Works; 3 Majmaʻ al-tawarikh; 4 Stories of the Prophets and the Majmaʻ al-tawarikh; 5 The Surviving Illustrated Copies of the Majmaʻ al-tawarikh; 6 Hazine 1653; 7 The Illustration Cycle of the Timurid Parts of Hazine 1653; 8 Some Remarks on Foreign Relations as Reflected in these Manuscripts
- 9 The "Divided Manuscript" as a Hitherto Unknown Copy of the Jamiʻ al-tawarikh Produced at the Rabʻ-i Rashidi10 The Dispersed Manuscript; 11 Paintings Added Later to the Dispersed Manuscript; 12 Shahrukhi Illustrations of the Dispersed Manuscript; Chapter 4 Stylistic Analysis; 1 Human Figures; 2 Architectural Forms and Natural Life; 3 Battle Scenes; 4 Enthroned Figures; Catalogue: The Illustrations of the Prophets; 1 Cat. 1: Adam Orders Abel and Cain to Sacrifice; 2 Cat. 2: The Ark of Noah; 3 Cat. 3: The Prophet Salih and the She-Camel; 4 Cat. 4: Abraham in the Fire
- 5 Cat. 5: Abraham Sacrifices His Son6 Cat. 6: The Prophet Jacob and His Twelve Sons; 7 Cat. 7: Joseph before the Women of Egypt; 8 Cat. 8: The Prophet Job's Distress; 9 Cat. 9: Moses Prevails over Pharaoh; 10 Cat. 10: Moses and the Israelites Watch the Egyptians Drown in the Sea; 11 Cat. 11: Moses Orders the Israelites to Sacrifice a Cow; 12 Cat. 12: Moses and Korah; 13 Cat. 13: Moses Striking the Giant ʻUj's Ankle; 14 Cat. 14: Solomon among Demons, Fairies, Wildlife and Birds; 15 Cat. 15: Jesus Brings Back to Life Shem, the Son of Noah; 16 Cat. 16: Jonah and the Whale
- 17 Cat. 17: Excavation of the Well of Zamzam18 Cat. 18: The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad; 19 Cat. 19: Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation; 20 Cat. 20: The Prophet Converts Abu Bakr; Conclusion; Appendix 1 Translation of the Illustrated Episodes of the Lives of the Prophets Based on Hazine 1653; 1 The Children and the Descendants of Adam; 2 Concerning the Life of the Prophet Noah; 3 Salih and the People of Thamud; 4 The Story of Abraham: From the Birth up to the Beginning of the Migration; 5 Abraham Sacrifices His Son; 6 Concerning Jacob; 7 The Tale of Joseph and Zulaykha