ISBN |
1898113831 (hardcover) |
9781898113836 (hardcover) |
Author |
Hillenbrand, Robert |
Title |
The Great Mongol Shahnama / Robert Hillenbrand |
Publisher |
London : Hali Publications, [Washington, DC] : Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, the Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art, 2023 |
Physical desc. |
504 pages ; colour illustrations, colour map ; 34 x 31 cm. |
Note |
Published in association with Yale University Press, New Haven and London. |
Includes a complete table of contents (pages 482-484). |
CB illustrations: p. 20 (Per 111.7); p. 50, fig. 1.15 (Per 111.1); p. 56, fig. 2.6 (Per 110, f. 71r); p. 70, fig. 2.16 (Per 111.2); p. [74], fig. 3.1 (Per 111.4); p. 78, fig. 3.5 (Per 104.5); p. 87, fig. 3.17 (Per 111.3); p. [88], fig. 3.18 (Per 111.4); p. 97, fig. 4.2 (Per 111.1); p. 99, fig. 4.3 (Per 111.3); p. 108, fig. 4.10 (Per 111.4); p. [119], fig. 5.2 (Per 111.5); p. 120, fig. 5.4 (Per 104.47); p. 137, fig. 5.20 (Per 104.48); p. 163, fig. 6.19 (Per 111.7); p. [168], fig. 7.3 (Per 111.7); p. 186, fig. 7.21 (Per 111.7); p. 199, fig. 8.14 (Per 104.42); p. [213], fig. 8.25 (Per 111.3); p. [232], fig. 9.14 (Per 111.2); p. 263, fig. 10.20 (Per 111.5); p. 282, fig. 11.5 (Per 104.45); p. [314], fig. 12.14 (Per 111.5); p. [372], fig. 14.3 (Per 111.8); p. [389], fig. 14.14 (Per 111.6). |
Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 432-455) and index. |
Contents |
The context of the Great Mongol Shahnama -- Storytelling -- The lost arts of the Ilkhanids -- Kings and heroes of the Shahnama -- The Alexander romance, Persian style -- From legend to history: the Sasanians -- The pomp of kingship -- Death and burial -- The European connection -- The Chinese connection -- War -- The many roles of colour in the Great Mongol Shahnama -- Orphan leaves from the Great Mongol Shahnama? -- Overview--and legacy. |
Person as subject |
Firdawsi -- Shahnamah -- Illustrations |
Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Per 104 |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Per 110 |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Per 111 |
Shahnama -- Illustrations |
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian |
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Iranian -- 14th century |
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Ilkhanid |
Painting, Iranian |
Iran -- Kings and rulers |
Added name(s) - Corporate |
Freer Gallery of Art |
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) |