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The wonders of creation and the singularities of painting : a study of the Ilkhanid London Qazvīnī /
"The subject of this book is the so-called London Qazvīnī, an early 14th-century illustrated Arabic copy of al-Qazvīnī's The Wonders of Creation and the Oddities of Existing Things, which was acquired by the British Library in 1983 (Or. 14140). As is commonly the case for copies of thi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Arabic |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
[2015]
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| Colección: | Edinburgh studies in Islamic art.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface with Acknowledgements; Note to the Reader; Introduction; Part One; 1. Al-Qazvīnī's Text between Scientific and Narrative 'Wonder' Literature; 2. The Illustrations of the London Qazvīnī: General Description; 3. Selected Illustrations from the London Qazvīnī; 4. The London Qazvīnī in Relation to the Edinburgh al-Bīrūnī and the New York Bestiary; 5. The Illustrations of the London Qazvīnī and Related cAja'ib al-makhluqat Manuscripts; Part Two; 6. Description of the London Qazvīnī by Folio; 7. Catalogue of the Illustrations of the London Qazvīnī; Bibliography; List of Illustrations; List of Other Illustrations; General Index.