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Rising from nomadic origins as Turkish tribesmen, the powerful and
culturally prolific Seljuqs and their successor states dominated
vast lands extending from Central Asia to the eastern Mediterranean
from the eleventh to the fourteenth century. Supported by colour
images, charts, and maps, this volume examines how under Seljuq
rule, migrations of people and the exchange and synthesis of
diverse traditions - including Turkmen, Perso-Arabo-Islamic,
Byzantine, Armenian, Crusader and other Christian cultures -
accompanied architectural patronage, advances in science and
technology and a great flowering of culture within the realm. It
also explores how shifting religious beliefs, ideologies of
authority and lifestyle in Seljuq times influenced cultural and
artistic production, urban and rural architecture, monumental
inscriptions and royal titulature, and practices of religion and
magic. It also presents today's challenges and new approaches to
preserving the material heritage of this vastly accomplished and
influential civilization.
The first publication to examine the pioneering designer and
prolific collector who led Tiffany & Co. to creative and
commercial success A silversmith, designer, and prodigious
collector, Edward C. Moore (1827-1891) was the creative leader who
brought Tiffany & Co. toun paralleled originality and success
during the late nineteenth century. This informative, richly
illustrated volume-the first study of Moore's life and
influence-presents more than 175 examples from his vast collection,
ranging from Greek and Roman glass to Spanish vases, Islamic
metalwork, and Japanese textiles. These are juxtaposed with
sixty-nine magnificent silver objects created by the designers and
artisans at Tiffany who were inspired by Moore's acquisitions. The
illuminating texts have been enriched by groundbreaking research
into newspapers, periodicals, the Tiffany & Co. Archives, a
newly identified technical manual, and supervisor's diaries, all of
which provide an intimate look at the firm's design processes and
Moore's role in shaping them. A valuable contribution to the
history of American decorative arts, Collecting Inspiration
illuminates the legendary Tiffany aesthetic and the legacy of a
significant collector, designer, and entrepreneur of the Gilded
Age. Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by
Yale University Press Exhibition Schedule:
The Artuqids were one of the successor dynasties that rose to power
in the aftermath of the eleventh-twelfth century invasion of
Western and Central Asia by the Seljuq Turks. While the political
power of the Artuqids was limited to the Diyar Bakr, a small region
in northern Jazira corresponding to Southeastern Turkey, their
artistic legacy is noteworthy. The many surviving Artuqid
monuments, built over three hundred years (early 12th - early 15th
century), and their decoration exemplify the mastery of stone
carving which is reflected in intricate designs and motifs. Mardin,
alongside other Artuqid centers such as Amid, Mayyafariqin and Hisn
Kayfa, was set within a larger zone of diverse Christian and
Islamic artistic traditions. This book defines Mardin's artistic
context in relation to the other Artuqid centers, as well as the
neighboring zones that encompass Anatolia, the Caucasus, Iran,
Iraq, Syria and Egypt. During the Artuqid period an original style
developed in Mardin and the Diyar Bakr, which itself was rooted in
a well-established local school of stone carving. Connected with
Christian traditions found in the Syriac Tur 'Abdin and in Late
Antique Syria, the decoration also compares with that of monuments
in Armenia and Georgia, and resonates with artistic practices seen
in areas controlled by the regional Muslim powers of the time: the
Zangids, Ayyubids, Mameluks, Great and Anatolian Seljuqs and the
Ilkhanids. The Artuqid buildings reflect the spirit of the time,
when the Jazira served as an artistic platform, fostering the
circulation of ideas that led to new inspiration, and open-minded
rulers and patrons, curious and receptive to new creations,
stimulated the creative efforts of architects, stone carvers and
craftsmen. The decorated monuments also attest to the existence of
significant economic wealth and the need to commission
sophisticated buildings that magnified the political and social
status of the ruling elite's.
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