Lives of the prophets : the illustrations to Hafiz-i Abru's "Assembly of chronicles"
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Lives of the prophets : the illustrations to Hafiz-i Abru's "Assembly of chronicles"
（Studies in Persian cultural history / editors, Charles Melville, Gabrielle van den Berg, Sunil Sharma, v. 16）
Brill, c2018
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Bibliography: p. 317-335
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Description
In Lives of the Prophets: The Illustrations to Hafiz-i Abru's "Assembly of Chronicles" Mohamad Reza Ghiasian analyses two extant copies of the Majma' al-tawarikh produced for the Timurid ruler Shahrukh (r. 1405-1447). The first manuscript is kept in Topkapi Palace and the second is widely dispersed. Codicological analysis of these manuscripts not only allows a better understanding of Hafiz-i Abru's contributions to rewriting earlier history, but has served to identify the existence of a previously unrecognised copy of the Jami' al-tawarikh produced at Rashid al-Din's scriptorium. Through a meticulous close reading of both text and image, Mohamad Reza Ghiasian convincingly proves that numerous paintings of the dispersed manuscript were painted over the text before its dispersal in the early twentieth century.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Acknowledgements
Figures and Tables
Introduction
1 Chapter Summary
2 Note on Appendices, Translation, Transliteration and Dates
1 The Political and Cultural Setting
1 Political History
2 The Legitimation of Shahrukh's Rule
3 Foreign Relations
4 Personal Traits of Shahrukh
5 Art Patronage
2 Book Production under Shahrukh
1 The Surviving Manuscripts
2 Hafiz-i Abru's Kulliyat-i tarikhi
3 Rashid al-Din's Jami' al-tawarikh (Hazine 1654)
4 Nizami's Khamsa of 835/1431 in the Hermitage Museum
5 Nizami's Khamsa Known as the Cartier Khamsa
6 Jami' al-tawarikh of the Bibliotheque Nationale
7 Mi'rajnama and Tazkirat al-awliya ' of the Bibliotheque Nationale
3 Majma' al-tawarikh and Its Surviving Illustrated Copies
1 The Life of Hafiz-i Abru
2 Hafiz-i Abru's Works
3 Majma'al-tawarikh
4 Stories of the Prophets and the Majma' al-tawarikh
5 The Surviving Illustrated Copies of the Majma' al-tawarikh
6 Hazine 1653
7 The Illustration Cycle of the Timurid Parts of Hazine 1653
8 Some Remarks on Foreign Relations as Reflected in these Manuscripts
9 The "Divided Manuscript" as a Hitherto Unknown Copy of the Jami' al-tawarikh Produced at the Rab'-i Rashidi
10 The Dispersed Manuscript
11 Paintings Added Later to the Dispersed Manuscript
12 Shahrukhi Illustrations of the Dispersed Manuscript
4 Stylistic Analysis
1 Human Figures
2 Architectural Forms and Natural Life
3 Battle Scenes
4 Enthroned Figures
Catalogue: The Illustrations of the Prophets
1 Cat. 1: Adam Orders Abel and Cain to Sacrifice
2 Cat. 2: The Ark of Noah
3 Cat. 3: The Prophet Salih and the She-Camel
4 Cat. 4: Abraham in the Fire
5 Cat. 5: Abraham Sacrifices His Son
6 Cat. 6: The Prophet Jacob and His Twelve Sons
7 Cat. 7: Joseph before the Women of Egypt
8 Cat. 8: The Prophet Job's Distress
9 Cat. 9: Moses Prevails over Pharaoh
10 Cat. 10: Moses and the Israelites Watch the Egyptians Drown in the Sea
11 Cat. 11: Moses Orders the Israelites to Sacrifice a Cow
12 Cat. 12: Moses and Korah
13 Cat. 13: Moses Striking the Giant 'Uj's Ankle
14 Cat. 14: Solomon among Demons, Fairies, Wildlife and Birds
15 Cat. 15: Jesus Brings Back to Life Shem, the Son of Noah
16 Cat. 16: Jonah and the Whale
17 Cat. 17: Excavation of the Well of Zamzam
18 Cat. 18: The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad
19 Cat. 19: Muhammad's Call to Prophecy and the First Revelation
20 Cat. 20: The Prophet Converts Abu Bakr
Conclusion
Appendix 1: Translation of the Illustrated Episodes of the Lives of the Prophets Based on Hazine 1653
1 The Children and the Descendants of Adam
2 Concerning the Life of the Prophet Noah
3 Salih and the People of Thamud
4 The Story of Abraham: From the Birth up to the Beginning of the Migration
5 Abraham Sacrifices His Son
6 Concerning Jacob
7 The Tale of Joseph and Zulaykha
8 The Story of Job
9 Moses' Coming to Egypt and Delivering the Message to Pharaoh
10 Moses and the Israelites' Departure from Egypt and the Drowning of Pharaoh and his People
11 The Corpse that was Found among the Israelites
12 Moses and Korah
13 Moses and the People of 'Ad and 'Uj ibn 'Unuq
14 The Story of Bilqis and the City of Sheba
15 Jesus' Coming to Jerusalem
16 The Prophet Jonah
17 Excavation of [the Well of] Zamzam
18 The Birth of [the Prophet] Mustafa
19 The First Divine Revelation and the Beginning of the Apostle's Mission
20 Conversion of the Companions and Disagreement of Scholars about the First One who Converted to Islam
Appendix 2: Headings and Illustrations in Hazine 1653
1 Key
Appendix 3: Location of Paintings so Far Identified as Later Additions in the Dispersed Manuscript (Second Style)
Appendix 4: Location of Paintings so Far Identified as Later Additions in the Dispersed Manuscript (Third Style)
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