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The Islamic Manuscript Tradition : Ten Centuries of Book Arts in Indiana University Collections /

Over the course of ten centuries, Islam developed a rich written heritage that is visible in paintings, calligraphies, and manuscripts. The Islamic Manuscript Tradition explores this aspect of Islamic history with studies of the materials and tools of literate culture, including pens, inks, and pape...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Gruber, Christiane J., 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Islamic book arts in Indiana University collections / Christiane Gruber
  • Ruth E. Adomeit : an ambassador for miniature books / Janet Rauscher
  • Between amulet and devotion: Islamic miniature books in the Lilly Library / Heather Coffey
  • A pious cure-all : the Ottoman illustrated prayer manual in the Lilly Library / Christiane Gruber
  • İbrahim Müteferrika and the age of the printed manuscript / Yasemin Gencer
  • An Ottoman view of the world : the Kitab Cihannüma and its cartographic contexts / Emily Zoss
  • The Lilly Shamshir Khani in a Franco-Sikh context : a non-Islamic "Islamic" manuscript / Brittany Payeur
  • An amuletic manuscript : baraka and nyama in a Sub-Saharan African prayer manual / Kitty Johnson.