Sufi lovers, Safavid silks and early modern identity /:

This text examines a group of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century figural silks depicting legendary lovers from the Khamsa (Quintet) of epic Persian poetry. Codified by Nizami Ganjavi in the twelfth century, the Khamsa gained popularity in the Persian-speaking realm through illustrated manuscripts pr...

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1. Verfasser: Munroe, Nazanin Hedayat (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2023]
Schriftenreihe:Visual and material culture, 1300-1700 ; 41.
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Zusammenfassung:This text examines a group of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century figural silks depicting legendary lovers from the Khamsa (Quintet) of epic Persian poetry. Codified by Nizami Ganjavi in the twelfth century, the Khamsa gained popularity in the Persian-speaking realm through illustrated manuscripts produced for the elite, creating a template for illustrating climactic scenes in the love stories of 'Layla and Majnun' and 'Khusrau and Shirin' that appear on early modern silks.
Beschreibung:Figure 1.3: Textile fragment depicting Layla and Majnun, with the signature 'Work of Ghiyath' (detail), mirrored to show proper direction of the script. Attributed to sixteenth century, Safavid Iran. Silk, with gilded parchment wrapped around silk core
Beschreibung:1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ;
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789048551149
9048551145

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