| ISBN |
1588345785 (hbk.) |
| 9781588345783 (hbk.) |
| Author |
Farhad, Massumeh |
| Title |
The art of the Qur'an : treasures from the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts / Massumeh Farhad and Simon Rettig ; with contributions by Francois Deroche, Edhem Eldem, Jane McAuliffe, and Zeren Tanindi |
| Publisher |
Washington, D.C. : Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, 2016 |
| Physical desc. |
382 p. ; ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 34 cm. |
| Note |
Published on the occasion of an exhibition held 15 October 2016-20 February 2017, at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, D.C. |
| CBL illustrations: p. 28-29, fig. 7 (Is 1421, ff. 1b-2a); p. 82, fig. 4 (Is 1438, ff. 124b-125a); p. 100, fig. 1 (Is 1492, ff. 1b-2a); p. 102, fig. 3 (Is 1431, ff.284b-285a); p. 103, fig. 4 (Is 1466, f. 1a). |
| Ref. to CBL MSS: p. 22, 28-29, 67, 82, 100, 102, 103, 236, 256, 258, 270. |
| Bibliography etc. |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 368-371) and index. |
| Contents |
Essays. Introduction / Massumeh Farhad -- The Qur'an / Jane McAuliffe -- In the beginning: early Qur'ans from Damascus / François Déroche -- Shaping the word of God: visual codifications of the Qur'an between 1000 and 1700 / Simon Rettig -- Illumination and decorative designs in Qur'anic manuscripts / Zeren Tanındı -- The genesis of the Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts / Edhem Eldem -- Catalogue. The Umayyads and the early Abbasid period, 650-1000 -- The late Abbasid period, 1000-1250 -- The Mongols and their successors, 1250-1500 -- The Mamluks, 1250-1500 -- The Safavids, 1500-1700 -- The Ottomans, 1400-1700. |
| Corporate name |
Türk ve İslâm Eserleri Müzesi -- Exhibitions |
| Subject |
Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Is 1421 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Is 1431 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Is 1438 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Is 1466 |
| Chester Beatty Library -- Manuscript -- Is 1492 |
| Quran -- Illustrations -- Exhibitions |
| Qur'an -- Manuscripts -- Exhibitions |
| Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts -- Turkey -- Istanbul -- Exhibitions |
| Added name(s) |
Rettig, Simon |
| Déroche, François |
| Eldem, Edhem |
| Tanındı, Zeren |
| McAuliffe, Jane Dammen |
| Added name(s) - Corporate |
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery (Smithsonian Institution) |
| Türk ve İslâm Eserleri Müzesi |
