| Description |
1 online resource : color illustrations, color maps |
| Series |
Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Art |
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Edinburgh studies in Islamic art.
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| Contents |
Cover -- The Seljuqs and their Successors -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Series Editor's Foreword -- The Contributors -- Editors' Note on Transliteration -- PART ONE INTRODUCTION -- Ch. 1 Editors' Introduction -- Ch. 2 What is Special about Seljuq History? -- Ch. 3 Seljuq Art: An Overview -- PART TWO RULERS AND CITIES -- Ch. 4 Rum Seljuq Caravanserais: Urbs in Rure -- PART THREE FAITH, RELIGION AND ARCHITECTURE -- Ch. 5 The Religious History of the Great Seljuq Period* -- Ch. 6 Domes in the Seljuq Architecture of Iran -- Ch. 7 The Politics of Patronage in Medieval Mosul |
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PART FOUR IDENTITIES: RULERS AND POPULACE -- Ch. 8 Ghaznavid, Qarakhanid and Seljuq Monumental Inscriptions -- Ch. 9 Inscribed Identities -- Ch. 10 Grasping the Magnitude -- PART FIVE MAGIC AND THE COSMOS -- Ch. 11 A Seljuq Occult Manuscript and its World -- CH. 12 Al-Khazinı's Astronomy under the Seljuqs -- PART SIX OBJECTS AND MATERIAL CULTURE -- Ch 13 Casting Shadows -- Ch. 14 What's in a Name? Signature, Maker's Mark or Keeping Count -- Ch. 15 Collaborative Investigations of a Monumental Seljuq Stucco Panel -- CH. 16 The Florence Shahnama between History and Science -- Glossary |
| Summary |
Rising from nomadic origins as Turkish tribesmen, the powerful and culturally prolific Seljuqs and their successor states dominated vast lands extending from Central Asia to the eastern Mediterranean from the eleventh to the fourteenth century. Supported by colour images, charts, and maps, this volume examines how under Seljuq rule, migrations of people and the exchange and synthesis of diverse traditions - including Turkmen, Perso-Arabo-Islamic, Byzantine, Armenian, Crusader and other Christian cultures - accompanied architectural patronage, advances in science and technology and a great flowering of culture within the realm. It also explores how shifting religious beliefs, ideologies of authority, and lifestyle in Seljuq times influenced cultural and artistic production, urban and rural architecture, monumental inscriptions and royal titulature, and practices of religion and magic. It also presents today's challenges and new approaches to preserving the material heritage of this vastly accomplished and influential civilization |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Seldschuken. gnd |
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Art, Seljuk -- Turkey
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Seljuks -- Civilization.
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Art, Turkish -- History
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ARCHITECTURE / History / Medieval
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Art, Seljuk
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Art, Turkish
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Seljuks -- Civilization
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Architektur
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Astronomie
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Geschichte
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Inschrift
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Kultur
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Kunst
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Magie
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Art, Seljuk -- Turkey.
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Seljuks -- Civilization.
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Art, Turkish -- History.
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Turkey
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Seldschukenreich
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Canby, Sheila R., editor.
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Beyazit, Deniz, editor.
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Rugiadi, Martina, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781474450379 |
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1474450377 |
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9781474450362 |
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1474450369 |
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