Islamic Visual Culture, 1100–1800: Constructing the Study of Islamic Art, Volume II (Variorum Collected Studies)

487 Pages·2006·50.5 MB·English

by  Oleg Grabar

VARIORUM COLLECTED STUDIES SERIES
ISLAMIC VISUAL CULTURE, 1100-1800
The Aga Khan Award for Architecture, award presentation ceremony (Marrakesh,
23-25 November 1986), ready to enlighten architects and decision-makers on the
values of history (photo: Gary Otte)
OleGgr abar
IslVaimsiCucua llt ure,
1100-1800
ConstrtuhcSett iuondfgIy s laAmriVtco, l uImIe
ASHGATE
VARIORUM
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Grabar, Oleg
Islamic visual culture, noo-1800. -(Constructing the
study of Islamic arc ; 2) (Varior um collected studies
series)
r. Arc, Islamic 2. Architecture, Islamic 3. Islamic
antiquities
I. Tide
709.1'767
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Grabar, Oleg
Islamic visual culture, noo-1800 / Oleg Grabar.
p. cm. -(Constructing the study ofislamic arc; vol. 2)
(Variorum collected studies series; CS825)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-86078-922-5 (alk. paper)
r. Arc, Islamic. I. Tide. II. Collected studies; CS825.
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Contents
List ofI llustrations VII
Preface XVII
Acknowledgments XXIII
Introduction XXV
Part One: Objects
I TwoP ieocfMe est alawtto hrUekn iveorfMs iicthyi gan 3
II Leasr mtisn eduelr 'sO rmiuesnutl amp aanrd tumi irl ieu
duX IIsei ecle
III Tradwei tthhE ea asnttd h Ien fluoefIn scleaA mroitnc
th"eL uxAurrtiysn t" hW ee st 43
IV ThSeh arCeudl toufOr bej ects
V Epigrafika Vostoka, AC ritRiecvaile w
Part Two: Art of the Book
VI AN ewDliys coIvlelruesdMt arnautseocdfrt ihpet
Maqamat ofH ariri 93
VII Notoents h Iec onogorfta hp"ehD ye moShtathneam"e
VIII ThIel lusMtaqramaatt oeftd h Teh irtCeeennttTuhhr ey :
Bourgaenotdih sAeir et s
IX PictourCr oemsm entTahrIeil elsu:s torfta htei ons
Maqamat ofa l-Hariri
V
VI CONTENTS
X About an Arabic Dioskorides Manuscript 207
XI Toward an Aesthetic of Persian Painting 213
XII About two Mughal Miniatures 253
XIII A Preliminary Note on two Eighteenth-century
Representations of Mecca and Medina
Part Three: Architecture and Culture
XIV The Inscriptions of the Madrasa-Mausoleum of Qaytbay 2 71
XV Isfahan as a Mirror of Persian Architecture 277
XVI Reflections on Mamluk Art 305
XVII An Exhibition of High Ottoman Art 327
XVIII The Meanings of Sinan's Architecture 345
XIX The Many Gates of Ottoman Art 353
XX The Crusades and the Development of Islamic Art 363
Part Four: Islamic Art and the West
XXI Islamic Architecture and the West: Influences and Parallels 381
XXII Patterns and Ways of Cultural Exchange 389
XXIII Europe and the Orient: An Ideologically Charged Exhibition 395
XXIV Classical Forms in Islamic Art and Some Implications 413
XXV Islamic Art and Architecture and the Antique 423
Index 443
List of Illustrations
Part One: Objects
I Two Pieces of Metalwork at the University of Michigan
I The A bid basin 4
yyu
2 The A bid basin 5
yyu
3 The A bid basin 7
yyu
4a The A bid basin 8
yyu
46 The A bid basin 8
yyu
4c The A bid basin 8
yyu
4d The A bid basin 8
yyu
A The A bid basin IO
yyu
5 The Mamluk box 15
6 The Mamluk box 16
II Les arts mineurs de !'Orient musulman a partir du milieu du Xlle
siecle
1 Cleveland. Museum of Art. Plat. (provenance: J. H. Wade
Fund) 18
2 Cleveland. Museum of Art. Plat. Detail 19
3 Cleveland. Museum of Art. Plat. Detail 20
4 Cleveland. Museum of Art. Plat. Detail 21
5 Leningrad. Musee de l'Ermitage. Inscriptions 22
6 Leningrad. Musee de l'Ermitage. Chaudron 23
7 Washington. Freer Gallery of Art. Gourde. (Avec
l' autorisation de "The Smithsonian Institution", Freer Gallery
of Art, Washington, DC 20560) 24
8 New York. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Plat. (The Rogers
Fund and Gift of the Schiff Foundation, 1957) 26
9 Washington. Freer Gallery of Art. Gobelet (Avec
l' autorisation de "The Smithsonian Institution", Freer Gallery
of Art, Washington, DC) 27
IO Washington. Freer Gallery of Art. Plat. (Avec l' autorisation de
"The Smithsonian Institution", Freer Gallery of Art,
Washington, DC) 28
VII
VIII LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
II New York. Metropolitan Museum of Art. Plat. (Gift of
Horace Havemeyer, 1941) 29
12 Washington. Freer Gallery of Art. Plat. (Avec l' autorisation de
"The Smithsonian Institution", Freer Gallery of Art,
Washington, DC) 30
13 Washington. Freer Gallery of Art. Ms. de Dioscoride, De
Materia Medica (Avec l' autorisation de "The Smithsonian
Institution", Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC) 31
14 Paris. Bibliotheque Nationale. Ms. Maqamat de Hariri. Arabe
3929, fol. 26 (Cliche Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris) 32
15 Paris. Bibliotheque Nationale. Ms. Maqamat de Hariri. Arabe
5847, fol. 138 (Cliche Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris) 33
16 Paris. Bibliotheque Nationale. Ms. Maqamat de Hariri. Arabe
5847, fol. 33. (Cliche Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris) 36
Part Two: Art of the Book
VI A Newly Discovered Illustrated Manuscript of the Maqamat of Hariri
1 Maqamat of Hariri, Suleymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 14v 96
2 Maqamat of Hariri, Suleymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 18 97
3 Maqamat of Hariri, Suleymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 27v 98
4 Maqamat of Hariri, Suleymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 34 99
5 Maqamat of Hariri, Suleymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 41 IOO
6 Maqamat of Hariri, Suleymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 44 IOI
7 Maqamat of Hariri, Suleymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 47 104
8 Maqamat of Hariri, Suleymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 48v 105
9 Maqamat of Hariri, Suleymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 55v 106
ro Maqamat of Hariri, Suleymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 64 107
II Maqamat of Hariri, Suleymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
�-� I�
12 Maqamat of Hariri, Suleymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 70 109
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IX
13 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 73V 112
14 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 77 113
15 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 82v 114
16 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 89 115
17 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 92 116
18 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 96v 117
19 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 98 120
20 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 104 121
21 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 110 122
22 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 117v 123
23 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 131v 124
24 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 134 125
25 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 136v 128
26 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 138v 129
27 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 141 130
28 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 150v 131
29 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 153 132
30 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 154v 133
31 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 167V 136
32 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 171v 137
33 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 176 138
34 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 177v 139
X LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
35 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 180 140
36 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 184v 141
37 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 188v 144
38 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 192 145
39 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 198 146
40 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 204 147
41 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 207v 148
42 Maqamat of Hariri, Si.ileymaniye library, Esad Efendi 2916,
fol. 2IIV 149
VII Notes on the Iconography of the "Demotte" Shahname
1 Battle between Ardawan and Ardashir. Institute of Art, Detroit 155
2 Execution of Ardawan 156
3 The coffin of lraj brought to Faridun 158
4 Faridun holding !raj's head 160
5 Funeral of Isfandiyar 161
6 Funeral of Rustam. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 162
7 The Bier of Alexander. Freer Gallery of Art, Washington, DC 163
VIII The Illustrated Maqamat of the Thirteenth Century: The
Bourgeoisie and the Arts
1 Abu Zayd departing. Paris, arabe 5847
2 House. Istanbul manuscript
3 Mosque. Istanbul manuscript
4 Khan. Paris, arabe 5847
5 Village. Paris, arabe 5847
6 Palace. Paris, arabe 5847
7 Arab types with qadi. Paris, arabe 5847
8 Woman. Paris, arabe 3929
IX Pictures or Commentaries: The Illustrations of the Maqamat of
al-Hariri
1 Paris arabe 5847, fol. 101; thirty-second maqama 188
2 Paris arabe 5847, fol. roov; thirty-second maqama 190