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

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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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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Gruber, Christiane J., 1976-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Bloomington (Ind.) > Indiana University.
Lilly Library
Indiana University Bloomington
Art Museum > Bloomington, Ind.
Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
Islam
Illuminierte Handschrift
Buchmalerei
Buchkunst
Manuscripts, Turkish.
Manuscripts, Persian.
Manuscripts, Arabic.
Manuscripts.
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts.
Islamic civilization > Manuscripts.
Islam > Manuscripts.
Early printed books.
Islam.
Islamic civilization.
RELIGION > Islam > History.
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES > General.
Manuscrits > Empire islamique.
Islam > Manuscrits.
Livres anciens > Empire islamique.
Enluminure islamique.
Manuscrits arabes > Indiana > Bloomington.
Manuscrits persans > Indiana > Bloomington.
Manuscripts, Turkish > Indiana > Bloomington.
Manuscripts, Persian > Indiana > Bloomington.
Manuscripts, Arabic > Indiana > Bloomington.
Early printed books > Islamic Empire.
Manuscripts > Islamic Empire.
Islamic Empire.
Indiana > Bloomington.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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 paper, Qur'ans, Persian and Mughal illustrated manuscripts, Ottoman devotional works, cartographical manuscripts, printed books, and Islamic erotica. All of the paintings, calligraphies, and manuscripts discussed here are held in collections at Indiana University.
Physical Description:1 online resource (304 pages): illustrations (chiefly color), color maps
ISBN:9780253029201

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