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Islamic manuscripts of late medieval Rum, 1270-1370
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- Book Synopsis
- 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.
- About The Author
- Cailah Jackson is the Salem and Bakr bin Ladin Junior Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. She is the recipient of several awards including the 2018 BRISMES Leigh Douglas Memorial Dissertation Prize and the 2017 HIAA Margaret B. Ševcenko Prize.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781474451482
- Format
- Hardback
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press, (22 September 2020)
- Number of Pages
- 320
- Weight
- 1010 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 244 x 172 x 29 mm
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