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1 online resource (369 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of plates in colour; List of plates in black and white; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Khamsah in summary; 2 Manuscripts of western Iran prior to the death of Shah Rukh; 3 Sultanate manuscripts; 4 Manuscripts in Turkman styles; 5 Ottoman manuscripts under Bayezld II; 6 Classical and sub-classical styles of Herat; 7 Mughal manuscripts to the period of Jahanglr; Afterword; Appendix A Subjects illustrated; Appendix B Manuscript cycles; Bibliography; Index; General; Manuscripts; Painters; Scribes, scripts and illumination; Styles |
| Summary |
This is a detailed study of the illustrations to Amir Khusrau's Khamsah, in which twenty discourses are followed by a brief parable, and four romances. Amir Khusrau (1253-1325) lived the greater part of adventurous life in Delhi; he composed in Persian, and also in Hindi. From the point of view of manuscript illustration, his most important work is his Khamsah (Quintet'). Khusrau's position as a link between cultures of Persia and India means that the early illustrated copies of the Khamsah have a particular interest. The first extant exemplar is from the Persian area in the |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī, approximately 1253-1325. Khamsah -- Illustrations
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| SUBJECT |
Khamsah (Amīr Khusraw Dihlavī) fast |
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian.
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Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts -- Iran
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Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian
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Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts
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Iran
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| Genre/Form |
Illustrated works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781136854187 |
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1136854185 |
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1136854118 |
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9781136854118 |
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1315028867 |
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9781315028866 |
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