Islamic Manuscripts of Late Medieval Rum, 1270-1370: Production, Patronage and the Arts of the Book

di Cailah Jackson (Autore)

Edinburgh University Press, 2020

The first in-depth survey of illuminated manuscripts from Anatolia before the rise of the Ottoman Empire Meticulously analyses 15 Persian and Arabic manuscripts including the Mas navi of Jalal al-Din Rumi (1278), the Qaramanid Qur'an (1314-15) and the Divan-i Kabir of Jalal al-Din Rumi (1368) Translates new and unpublished primary sources on the cultural history of the period, including manuscript colophons, dedications and endowment notes Includes a comprehensive catalogue of key manuscripts Fully illustrated in colour with many unpublished or hard-to-find images Between the Mongol invasions in the mid-13th century and the rise of the Ottomans in the late 14th century, the Lands of Rum were marked by instability and conflict. Despite this, a rich body of illuminated manuscripts from the period survives, explored here in this extensively illustrated volume. Meticulously analysing 15 beautifully decorated Arabic and Persian manuscripts, including Qur'ans, mirrors-for-princes, historical chronicles and Sufi works, Cailah Jackson traces the development of calligraphy and illumination in late medieval Anatolia. She shows that the central Anatolian city of Konya, in particular, was a dynamic centre of artistic activity and that local Turcoman princes, Seljuk bureaucrats and Mevlevi dervishes all played important roles in manuscript production and patronage.

• Autore: Cailah Jackson
• Editore: Edinburgh University Press
• Collana: Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Art
• Anno: 2020
• Rilegatura: Hardback
• Pagine: 320 p.
• Dimensioni: 244 x 172 mm
• EAN: 9781474451482

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