A Kingly Craft is a significant contribution to the
interdisciplinary fields of African art history and visual studies.
Ethiopian illuminated manuscripts have been regarded as remarkable
expressions of Christian art and material culture. However, until
recently, the elite art form of manuscript production has not been
rigorously examined within specific social, cultural, and political
contexts. This work is an innovative study of eighteenth and
nineteenth century manuscript painting during a critical period of
Ethiopian history known as the "Era of the Princes." Focusing on
manuscripts comissioned by members of an influential dynasty in the
province of Shewa, the book draws attention to the relationship
between art and patronage. Shewan leaders commissioned books with
illustrations that were increasingly narrative and secular,
visually documenting historical events, everyday life at court, and
the portrayal of political concepts. This analysis also explores
how local leaders in an independent African kingdom used art to
establish links with a glorious past, thereby legitimizing their
authority and preserving their great deeds for the future.
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