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Court & Craft - A Masterpiece from Northern Iraq (Paperback)
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Court & Craft - A Masterpiece from Northern Iraq (Paperback)
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A masterpiece of medieval Arab metalwork revealed, shedding light
on courtly life in northern Iraq under the Mongol governorship.
Accompanying a major scholarly exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery,
this book explores one of the most beautiful and enigmatic objects
in The Courtauld's collection: the so-called 'Courtauld wallet', a
brass container richly inlaid with gold and silver, imitating a
lady's textile or leather bag, and probably made in Mosul in
northern Iraq around 1300. No other object of this kind is known.
Decorated all round with courtly figures and on the top with an
elaborate banqueting scene featuring an enthroned couple, it has
long been recognised as a masterpiece of Arab metalwork. Yet,
despite the superb quality of its design and craftsmanship and its
status as a unique object, this exceptional metalwork bag has never
been properly published. Thus it remains little known outside a
small circle of specialists, and little understood even within that
circle. Encompassing a variety of multidisciplinary essays by
distinguished historians and art historians- on subjects ranging
from music at the Mongol court, Mosul under Mongol governorship and
Mongol marriage customs to the role of women under the
Ilkhanids-this publication aims to explore the origins, function
and iconography of this splendid luxury object as well as the
cultural context in which it was made and used. It will bring
together other images of enthroned Mongols with female consorts, as
well as scenes of hunters, revellers and musicians in a variety of
media, including illustrated manuscripts, ceramics, textile, and
metalwork. By presenting the bag alongside carefully selected
contemporary material, it will provide an insight into courtly life
under the Mongols in the newly conquered areas of their empire, and
will also provide an unrivalled opportunity to investigate the
inlaid brass tradition in Mosul after the Mongol Conquest. Objects
made before and after this seismic event will be reproduced side by
side to demonstrate how the Mosul metalworkers adapted their work
for their new patrons.
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