Perspectives on Persian Painting - Illustrations to Amir Khusrau's Khamsah (Hardcover, Illustrated Ed)

This is a detailed study of the illustrations to Amir Khusrau's Khamsah, in which twenty discourses are followed by a brief parable, and four romances. Amir Khusrau (1253-1325) lived the greater part of adventurous life in Delhi; he composed in Persian, and also in Hindi. From the point of view of manuscript illustration, his most important work is his Khamsah (Quintet'). Khusrau's position as a link between cultures of Persia and India means that the early illustrated copies of the Khamsah have a particular interest. The first extant exemplar is from the Persian area in the late 14th century, but a case can be made that work was probably illustrated earlier in India.

General

Imprint:	RoutledgeCurzon
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2002
First published:	2003
Authors:	Barbara Brend
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	368
Edition:	Illustrated Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7007-1467-4
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 500 CE to 1400 > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Painting & paintings > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Decorative arts & crafts > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Industrial / commercial art & design > Illustration & commercial art > Illustration
LSN:	0-7007-1467-7
Barcode:	9780700714674

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