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A masterpiece of Arab painting: the 'Schefer' Maqamat manuscript in context

A masterpiece of Arab painting: the 'Schefer' Maqamat manuscript in context
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ISBN 1907318089 (hardcover)
9781907318085 (hardcover)
Author James, David 1941-2012
Title A masterpiece of Arab painting : the 'Schefer' Maqamat manuscript in context / David James
Publisher London : East & West Publishing Limited, 2013
Physical desc. ix, 219 pages ; illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 27 cm.
Bibliography etc. Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-156) and index.
Contents Introduction: Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti and the 'Baghdad' Maqamat manuscripts -- The five manuscripts: Baghdad and beyond -- The plots -- The system of illustration -- Modifications and variations -- The double frontispiece -- The illustration of the other Baghdad-associated manuscripts -- Modifications in the other Baghdad-associated manuscripts -- The location of the miniatures -- Origins: East Christian and other connections -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Location catalogue.
Corporate name Bibliothèque nationale de France -- Manuscript -- Arabe 5847
Subject Painting, Arab
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Arab
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts
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