A Masterpiece Of Arab Painting
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| Author | : David James |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2013 |
| ISBN-10 | : 1907318089 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781907318085 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Masterpiece Of Arab Painting by : David James
Book excerpt: The Maq'm't of al-Har'r? (d.516/122) is one of the best-known works of Arabic literature. Why and how did this impenetrable work of Mediaeval Arabic philology and linguistic acrobatics dressed up as a collection of picaresque tales, become the vehicle for such extraordinarily lively, life-like and technically competent paintings. This study of the Schefer Maq'm't manuscript looks at the work of the scribe-illustrator, Yahy? ibn Mahm'd al-W'sit? in detail. The author also suggests how the text is related to the illustrations and how it developed and altered over the centuries.
