Legacy of Genghis Khan Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256-1353

Name: Legacy of Genghis Khan Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256-1353
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ISBN: 9780300096910

ISBN-10: 0300096917

ISBN-13: 9780300096910

Edition: 2002

Authors: Linda Komaroff, Stefano Carboni

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An exploration of the Ilkhans and their culture, featuring some 200 pieces of art, including manuscript paintings and illuminations, ceramic tiles, metalwork and textiles. Essays by eight scholars provide the historical and political background and address such subjects as religious art.

Book details

List price: $60.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 10/11/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 9.50" wide x 12.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 5.038
Language: English



Directors' Foreword


Acknowledgments


Lenders to the Exhibition


Contributors to the Catalogue


Notes to the Reader


Introduction: On the Eve of the Mongol Conquest




The Mongols and Their Legacy




The Mongols in Iran




A Note on Artistic Exchanges in the Mongol Empire




Ilkhanid Courtly Life




The Religious Art of the Ilkhanids




The Arts of the Book in Ilkhanid Iran




The Transmission and Dissemination of a New Visual Language




Synthesis: Continuity and Innovation in Ilkhanid Art



Technical Study 1: Close Examination of Leaves from the Great Mongol Shahnama



Technical Study 2: The Glazed Press-Molded Tiles of Takht-i Sulaiman



Catalogue



Bibliography


Index


Photograph Credits