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Pearls on a string : artists, patrons, and poets at the great Islamic courts, edited by Amy S. Landau ; with contributions by Qamar Adamjee, Glaire D. Anderson, Sussan Babaie, Persis Berlekamp, Willem Flinterman, Bora Keskiner, Vivienne Lo, Paul Losensky, Mariam Rosser-Owen, David J. Roxburgh, Ünver Rüstem, Avinoam Shalem, Tim Stanley, Jo Van Steenbergen, Audrey Truschke, Wang Yidan
The Resource Pearls on a string : artists, patrons, and poets at the great Islamic courts, edited by Amy S. Landau ; with contributions by Qamar Adamjee, Glaire D. Anderson, Sussan Babaie, Persis Berlekamp, Willem Flinterman, Bora Keskiner, Vivienne Lo, Paul Losensky, Mariam Rosser-Owen, David J. Roxburgh, Ünver Rüstem, Avinoam Shalem, Tim Stanley, Jo Van Steenbergen, Audrey Truschke, Wang Yidan
Pearls on a string : artists, patrons, and poets at the great Islamic courts, edited by Amy S. Landau ; with contributions by Qamar Adamjee, Glaire D. Anderson, Sussan Babaie, Persis Berlekamp, Willem Flinterman, Bora Keskiner, Vivienne Lo, Paul Losensky, Mariam Rosser-Owen, David J. Roxburgh, Ünver Rüstem, Avinoam Shalem, Tim Stanley, Jo Van Steenbergen, Audrey Truschke, Wang Yidan
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The item Pearls on a string : artists, patrons, and poets at the great Islamic courts, edited by Amy S. Landau ; with contributions by Qamar Adamjee, Glaire D. Anderson, Sussan Babaie, Persis Berlekamp, Willem Flinterman, Bora Keskiner, Vivienne Lo, Paul Losensky, Mariam Rosser-Owen, David J. Roxburgh, Ünver Rüstem, Avinoam Shalem, Tim Stanley, Jo Van Steenbergen, Audrey Truschke, Wang Yidan represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.This item is available to borrow from all library branches.
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The item Pearls on a string : artists, patrons, and poets at the great Islamic courts, edited by Amy S. Landau ; with contributions by Qamar Adamjee, Glaire D. Anderson, Sussan Babaie, Persis Berlekamp, Willem Flinterman, Bora Keskiner, Vivienne Lo, Paul Losensky, Mariam Rosser-Owen, David J. Roxburgh, Ünver Rüstem, Avinoam Shalem, Tim Stanley, Jo Van Steenbergen, Audrey Truschke, Wang Yidan represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Boston University Libraries.
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- Summary
- "Pearls on a String presents the arts of historical Islamic cultures by focusing on specific people and relationships among cultural tastemakers, especially painters, calligraphers, poets, and their patrons. Through a series of chapters, the book spotlights certain historical moments from across the Islamic world. Each chapter pivots around patrons and their social networks. These independent sections allow different voices and perspectives to emerge, enabling the reader to see that Islamic societies are not monolithic but made up of a tapestry of individuals with distinct and varying views. Pearls on a String pays particular attention to individuals from different sectors of society, giving voice to anonymous artists and translators, merchants, and women of the harem. Islamic historical sources reinforce the book's themes of writing in Islamic societies, artistic patronage, biographical traditions, and human"--Publisher
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xi, 259 pages
- Note
- "This publication accompanies the exhibition Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts. Exhibition dates, The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, November 8, 2015-January 31, 2016; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, February 26-May 8, 2016"--Colophon
- Contents
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- Great ladies and noble daughters: ivories and women in the Umayyad Court at Córdoba
- Glaire D. Anderson, Mariam Rosser-Owen
- Administering art, history, and science in the Mongol Empire: Rashid al-Din and Bolad Chengxiang
- Persis Berlekamp, Vivienne Lo, Wang Yidan
- Al-Nasir Muhammad and the formation of the Qalawunid State
- Willem Flinterman, Jo Van Steenbergen
- Art and literature in Timurid Herat, 1469-1506: the life and times of Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi
- David J. Roxburgh
- Reimagining the "Idol Temple of Hindustan": textual and visual translation of Sanskrit texts in Mughal India
- Qamar Adamjee, Audrey Truschke
- Introduction
- Man, mode, and myth: Muhammad Zaman ibn Haji Yusuf
- Amy S. Landau
- Armed and splendorous: the jeweled gun of Sultan Mahmud I
- Bora Keskiner, Ünver Rüstem, Tim Stanley
- Amy S. Landau
- Public works and public lives: biographical sources for patrons, writers, and artists in the premodern Islamicate world
- Paul Losensky
- What do inscriptions on objects do? Beyond calligraphy and textual history
- Avinoam Shalem
- Transcultural trends, personal desires, and collective agendas
- Sussan Babaie
- Isbn
- 9780295995243
- Label
- Pearls on a string : artists, patrons, and poets at the great Islamic courts
- Title
- Pearls on a string
- Title remainder
- artists, patrons, and poets at the great Islamic courts
- Statement of responsibility
- edited by Amy S. Landau ; with contributions by Qamar Adamjee, Glaire D. Anderson, Sussan Babaie, Persis Berlekamp, Willem Flinterman, Bora Keskiner, Vivienne Lo, Paul Losensky, Mariam Rosser-Owen, David J. Roxburgh, Ünver Rüstem, Avinoam Shalem, Tim Stanley, Jo Van Steenbergen, Audrey Truschke, Wang Yidan
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Pearls on a String presents the arts of historical Islamic cultures by focusing on specific people and relationships among cultural tastemakers, especially painters, calligraphers, poets, and their patrons. Through a series of chapters, the book spotlights certain historical moments from across the Islamic world. Each chapter pivots around patrons and their social networks. These independent sections allow different voices and perspectives to emerge, enabling the reader to see that Islamic societies are not monolithic but made up of a tapestry of individuals with distinct and varying views. Pearls on a String pays particular attention to individuals from different sectors of society, giving voice to anonymous artists and translators, merchants, and women of the harem. Islamic historical sources reinforce the book's themes of writing in Islamic societies, artistic patronage, biographical traditions, and human"--Publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- NX180.P42
- LC item number
- A4 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- bibliography
- catalogs
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Landau, Amy S.
- Walters Art Museum (Baltimore, Md.)
- Asian Art Museum of San Francisco
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- Arts and society
- Islamic civilization
- Arts and society
- Islamic civilization
- Islamic Empire
- Label
- Pearls on a string : artists, patrons, and poets at the great Islamic courts, edited by Amy S. Landau ; with contributions by Qamar Adamjee, Glaire D. Anderson, Sussan Babaie, Persis Berlekamp, Willem Flinterman, Bora Keskiner, Vivienne Lo, Paul Losensky, Mariam Rosser-Owen, David J. Roxburgh, Ünver Rüstem, Avinoam Shalem, Tim Stanley, Jo Van Steenbergen, Audrey Truschke, Wang Yidan
- Note
- "This publication accompanies the exhibition Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts. Exhibition dates, The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, November 8, 2015-January 31, 2016; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, February 26-May 8, 2016"--Colophon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
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- Content category
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- text
- still image
- Content type code
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- txt
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- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
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- Great ladies and noble daughters: ivories and women in the Umayyad Court at Córdoba
- Glaire D. Anderson, Mariam Rosser-Owen
- Administering art, history, and science in the Mongol Empire: Rashid al-Din and Bolad Chengxiang
- Persis Berlekamp, Vivienne Lo, Wang Yidan
- Al-Nasir Muhammad and the formation of the Qalawunid State
- Willem Flinterman, Jo Van Steenbergen
- Art and literature in Timurid Herat, 1469-1506: the life and times of Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi
- David J. Roxburgh
- Reimagining the "Idol Temple of Hindustan": textual and visual translation of Sanskrit texts in Mughal India
- Qamar Adamjee, Audrey Truschke
- Introduction
- Man, mode, and myth: Muhammad Zaman ibn Haji Yusuf
- Amy S. Landau
- Armed and splendorous: the jeweled gun of Sultan Mahmud I
- Bora Keskiner, Ünver Rüstem, Tim Stanley
- Amy S. Landau
- Public works and public lives: biographical sources for patrons, writers, and artists in the premodern Islamicate world
- Paul Losensky
- What do inscriptions on objects do? Beyond calligraphy and textual history
- Avinoam Shalem
- Transcultural trends, personal desires, and collective agendas
- Sussan Babaie
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Extent
- xi, 259 pages
- Isbn
- 9780295995243
- Lccn
- 2015014472
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Stock number
- 99966482387
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)907495394
- (OCoLC)ocn907495394
- Label
- Pearls on a string : artists, patrons, and poets at the great Islamic courts, edited by Amy S. Landau ; with contributions by Qamar Adamjee, Glaire D. Anderson, Sussan Babaie, Persis Berlekamp, Willem Flinterman, Bora Keskiner, Vivienne Lo, Paul Losensky, Mariam Rosser-Owen, David J. Roxburgh, Ünver Rüstem, Avinoam Shalem, Tim Stanley, Jo Van Steenbergen, Audrey Truschke, Wang Yidan
- Note
- "This publication accompanies the exhibition Pearls on a String: Artists, Patrons, and Poets at the Great Islamic Courts. Exhibition dates, The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, November 8, 2015-January 31, 2016; Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, February 26-May 8, 2016"--Colophon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
-
- text
- still image
- Content type code
-
- txt
- sti
- Content type MARC source
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- rdacontent
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Great ladies and noble daughters: ivories and women in the Umayyad Court at Córdoba
- Glaire D. Anderson, Mariam Rosser-Owen
- Administering art, history, and science in the Mongol Empire: Rashid al-Din and Bolad Chengxiang
- Persis Berlekamp, Vivienne Lo, Wang Yidan
- Al-Nasir Muhammad and the formation of the Qalawunid State
- Willem Flinterman, Jo Van Steenbergen
- Art and literature in Timurid Herat, 1469-1506: the life and times of Sultan 'Ali Mashhadi
- David J. Roxburgh
- Reimagining the "Idol Temple of Hindustan": textual and visual translation of Sanskrit texts in Mughal India
- Qamar Adamjee, Audrey Truschke
- Introduction
- Man, mode, and myth: Muhammad Zaman ibn Haji Yusuf
- Amy S. Landau
- Armed and splendorous: the jeweled gun of Sultan Mahmud I
- Bora Keskiner, Ünver Rüstem, Tim Stanley
- Amy S. Landau
- Public works and public lives: biographical sources for patrons, writers, and artists in the premodern Islamicate world
- Paul Losensky
- What do inscriptions on objects do? Beyond calligraphy and textual history
- Avinoam Shalem
- Transcultural trends, personal desires, and collective agendas
- Sussan Babaie
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Extent
- xi, 259 pages
- Isbn
- 9780295995243
- Lccn
- 2015014472
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Stock number
- 99966482387
- System control number
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- (OCoLC)907495394
- (OCoLC)ocn907495394
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