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Persian Miniatures.
Title:
Persian Miniatures.
Author:
Loukonin, Vladimir.
ISBN:
9781780422206
Personal Author:
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (253 pages)
Series:
Mega Square
Contents:
Riza-i Abbasi, Love Scene, 1610s-1620s. -- Chronology -- Riza-i Abbasi, Youth Holding a Jug, 1627-1628. -- Princess Humayun Spies Humay at the Gate -- A Muslim Giving Alms -- Frontispiece of an Account of the Lives of the Prophets, Depicting Moses Striking the Giant Og, Mary with the Baby Jesus and the Prophet Muhammad with His Two Grandchildren, Hasan and Husayn -- Bahram Discovers the Hall with the Seven Portraits -- Alexander the Great Visits the Sage -- The Sages of China Bringing Books on History to Gházán Xán -- The Jackal and the Lion -- The Persian Prince Humay Meeting the Chinese Princess Humayun in a Garden -- Kuyuk the Great Khan with Courtiers and Attendants -- The Battle of Ruhham the Paladin and Bazur the Sorcerer -- The Demon Akhwan Throws the Sleeping Hero Rustam into the Sea -- Courtiers by a Stream -- Isra or Muhammad's Night Journey to Heaven on His Steed Buraq -- Majnun and Salim in the Palm Grove -- Mi'raj or The Ascension of the Prophet -- Moses Transforms His Staff into a Serpent before Pharaoh -- Sufis Performing Sama before Shaykh Nizam al-Din Awliya -- An Arrogant Clerk Engulfed under the Weight of His Own Beard -- Fariburz Comes before Kay Khusraw -- Funeral Procession for Layla's Dead Husband -- A Mature Man Watches Young Girls Bathing -- Recovery of Malikha's Body by the Holy Man Bishr -- Alexander the Great and the Seven Sages -- Khusraw at Shirin's palace -- Alexander the Great Fighting Against Darius -- Shirin's Suicide -- Sam Bringing His Son Zal Back from Mount Alburz -- Solomon and Bilqis -- Bahram Hunting a Lion -- Prince Khusraw Watches Queen Shirin Bathing -- Isra or Muhammad's Night Journey -- Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman -- The Flight of the Tortoise -- Alexander at the Ka'ba -- Ali Fighting to Take the Fortress of Qamus -- Alexander the Great Oversees the Building of the Wall.

Prince Bahram Listening to the Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavilion -- Angel -- Camel and Its Keeper -- The Wise Old Man Chides a Foolish Youth -- A Depraved Man Commits Bestiality and Is Berated by Satan -- The Simple Peasant Entreats the Salesman Not to Sell His Wonderful Donkey -- A Father Advises His Son about Love -- The Dervish Picks Up His Beloved's Hair from the Hammam Floor -- Bandits Attack the Caravan of Aynie and Ria -- The Aziz and Zulaykha Enter the Capital of Egypt and the Egyptians Come Out to Greet Them -- Yusuf Is Rescued from the Well -- Yusuf Tends His Flocks -- Yusuf Preaches to Zulaykha's Maidens in Her Garden -- The Infant Witness Testifies to Yusuf's Innocence -- Yusuf Gives a Royal Banquet in Honour of His Marriage -- The Gnostic Has a Vision of Angels Carrying Trays of Light to the Poet Sa'di -- The Pir Rejects the Ducks Brought as Presents by the Murid -- The Fickle Old Lover Is Knocked Off the Rooftop -- The Arab Berates His Guests for Attempting to Pay Him for His Hospitality -- The Townsman Robs the Villager's Orchard -- Salaman and Absal Repose on the Happy Isle -- The Murid Kisses the Pir's Feet -- The Flight of the Tortoise -- The East African Looks at Himself in the Mirror -- Qays First Glimpses at Layli -- Majnun Approaches the Camp of Layli's Caravan -- Majnun Comes before Layli Disguised as a Sheep -- The Mi'raj of the Prophet -- Khusraw Parviz and Shirin Deal with the Fishmonger -- Alexander Suffers a Nosebleed and Is Laid Down to Rest -- Solomon and Bilqis Sit Together and Converse Frankly -- Old Man in Landscape -- Ali Fighting to Take the Fortress of Qamus -- Muhammad and Ali at Ghadir Khumm -- Muhammad and Ali Destroying the Idols of the Ka'ba -- Adam and Eve -- Qabil (Cain) Carrying the Body of His Slain Brother Habil (Abel) -- Idris Instructing His Children -- The Destruction of Sodom.

Jonah Cast from the Belly of the Fish -- Mary Shakes a Palm Tree to Provide Food for Baby Jesus -- Muhammad and Ali Cleanse the Ka'ba of Idols -- Butcher's Shop in the Isfahan Bazaar -- Muhammad and Ali Destroying the Idols of the Ka'ba -- Yazdagird III at the Mill in Merv -- Abu Bakr Carrying Muhammad on His Shoulders as They Approach the Cave in Mount Thawr -- Muhammad and the Rashidun -- Young Man Lying Down -- The Martyrdom of al-Hallaj -- Rustam Striking the Door of Afrasiyab's Palace -- Rustam is Assisted by His Horse, Rakhsh, as He Fights the Dragon -- Rustam Beside the Dying Sohrab -- Alexander in the Land of Gloom -- Tarikh-i jahanara (The Chronicle of the World-Adorning One) -- Jesus on a Donkey and Muhammad on a Camel, Riding Together -- Harem Garden -- Hafiz and His Spiritual Master -- Bird and Flowers -- Frontispiece of a Manuscript (left half) -- The Plates -- Rustam Besieges the Castle of the Ogre Kafur -- Bahram Gur Falls into the Pit -- Parrot and Raven in a Cage -- Farhad Carrying the Horse and Shirin -- The Shah's Hunt -- Relatives Visit Majnun -- The Lovers' Meeting -- Alexander Sets Out in Search of the Water of Life -- The First Sermon of Hasan ibn Ali -- Polo Game -- Shah's Hunt (left folio) -- Shah's Hunt (right folio) -- The Shah Listens to the Teachings of a Sufi -- Youth Playing a Lute -- Girl in a Fur Hat -- Three Samples of Calligraphy -- Shah Abbas and Khan Alam -- Rustam Battles with the Monster -- Portrait of Imam-Quli Khan -- Girshasp Kills Afriqi in the Battle Against the Kirvan Padishah -- European Landscape -- Shah and Courtiers -- Venus and Cupid -- Bird Perched on a Blossoming Branch -- Old Woman and Shah Malik.
Abstract:
Encounter one of history's greatest civilisations through miniatures. In Persian Miniatures, the story of the magnificent Persian Empire is told by way of a small but vibrant artistic tradition. The colourful images, which are, in fact, elaborate book illustrations, introduce a curious world of adventures, heroes and sovereigns. The Mega Square layout highlights three details from each image and helps to discover amazing peculiarities.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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