Islamic manuscripts of late medieval Rūm, 1270s-1370s : production, patronage and the arts of the book
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Islamic manuscripts of late medieval Rūm, 1270s-1370s : production, patronage and the arts of the book
（Edinburgh studies in Islamic art）
Edinburgh University Press, c2020
- : hardback
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [266]-289) and index
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Between the Mongol invasions in the mid-13th century and the rise of the Ottomans in the late 14th century, the Lands of Rum were marked by instability and conflict. Despite this, a rich body of illuminated manuscripts from the period survives, explored here in this extensively illustrated volume. Meticulously analysing 15 beautifully decorated Arabic and Persian manuscripts, including Qur'ans, mirrors-for-princes, historical chronicles and Sufi works, Cailah Jackson traces the development of calligraphy and illumination in late medieval Anatolia. She shows that the central Anatolian city of Konya, in particular, was a dynamic centre of artistic activity and that local Turcoman princes, Seljuk bureaucrats and Mevlevi dervishes all played important roles in manuscript production and patronage.
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