This book is a pioneering work on a key iconographic motif, that of the dragon. It examines the perception of this complex, multifaceted motif within the overall intellectual and visual universe of the medieval Irano-Turkish world. Using a broadly comparative approach, the author explores the ever-shifting semantics of the dragon motif as it emerges in neighbouring Muslim and non-Muslim cultures. The book will be of particular interest to those concerned with the relationship between the pre-Islamic, Islamic and Eastern Christian (especially Armenian) world.
The study is fully illustrated, with 209 (b/w and full colour) plates, many of previously unpublished material. Illustrations include photographs of architectural structures visited by the author, as well as a vast collection of artefacts, all of which are described and discussed in detail with inscription readings, historical data and textual sources.
The study is fully illustrated, with 209 (b/w and full colour) plates, many of previously unpublished material. Illustrations include photographs of architectural structures visited by the author, as well as a vast collection of artefacts, all of which are described and discussed in detail with inscription readings, historical data and textual sources.
Produkteigenschaften
- Artikelnummer: 9789004186637
- Medium: Buch
- ISBN: 978-90-04-18663-7
- Verlag: Brill
- Erscheinungstermin: 12.07.2011
- Sprache(n): Englisch
- Auflage: Erscheinungsjahr 2011
- Serie: Islamic History and Civilization
- Produktform: Gebunden
- Gewicht: 1317 g
- Seiten: 390
- Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt