{"product_id":"the-iconography-of-islamic-art-9780748633678","title":"The Iconography of Islamic Art","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores the iconography of Islamic art, presenting a diverse range of approaches to the subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The reader will be delighted with this study, which as been produced by a group of experts in an exquisitely and extensively illustrated book.\" British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies \"The reader will be delighted with this study, which as been produced by a group of experts in an exquisitely and extensively illustrated book.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface  List of Illustrations  1. Birds and Blessings: A Kohl-Pot from Jerusalem  Sylvia Auld  2. Remarks on the Iconography of the Medieval Capitals of Cairo: Form and Emplacement  Marianne Barrucand  3. A Mongol Envoy  Sheila S. Blair  4. Almoravid Geometric Designs in the Pavement of the Cappella Palatina in Palermo  Jonathan M. Bloom  5. A Kingly Posture: The Iconography of Sultan Husayn Bayqara  Barbara Brend  6. Musical Beasts: The Swan-Pheonix in the Ibn Bakhtishu' Bestiaries  Anna Contadini  7. Cup, Branch, Bird and Fish: An Iconographical Study of the Figure Holding a Cup and a Branch Flanked by a Bird and a Fish  Abbas Daneshvari  8. Islamic Incense Burners and the Influence of Buddhist Art  Geza Fehervari  9. Vine Ornament and Pomegranates as Palace Decoration in 'Anjar  Barbara Finster  10. Persianate Trends in Sultanate Architecture: The Great Mosque of Bada'un  Finbarr Barry Flood  11. Silks, Pots and Jugs: Al-Jahiz and Objects of Common Use  Oleg Grabar  12. Khusrau Parviz as Champion of Shi'ism?  A Closer Look at Early Safavid Miniature Painting in the Royal Museum of Edinburgh  Ulrike al-Khamis  13. 'Waves of the Sea': Responses to Marble in Written Sources (9th-15th Century)  Marcus Milwright  14. The Arboreal Aesthetic: Landscape, Painting and Architecture from Mongol Iran to Mamluk Egypt  Bernard O'Kane  15. The Vicissitudes of Rustam  B. W. Robinson  16. Made for the Show: The Medieval Treasury of the Ka'ba in Mecca  Avinoam Shalem  17. A Pictorial Representation of the Hadith al-Thaqalayn in an Ilkhanid Copy of Bal'ami's Tarjuma-yi Tabari in the Freer Gallery  Raya Y. Shani  18. Style versus Substance: the Christian Iconography on Two Vessels Made for the Ayyubid Sultan al-Salih Ayyub  Rachel Ward  Bibliography of Robert Hillenbrand's works","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404483797335,"sku":"9780748633678","price":51.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780748633678.jpg?v=1730486610","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-iconography-of-islamic-art-9780748633678","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}