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245 12 a| A world of beastsh| [electronic resource] :b| a thirteenth-century illustrated Arabic book on animals (the Kitāb Na't al-Ḥayawān) in the Ibn Bakhtīshū' tradition /c| by Anna Contadini.;

246 30 a| Thirteenth-century illustrated Arabic book on animals (the Kitāb Naʻt al-Ḥayawān) in the Ibn Bakhtīshūʻ tradition;

260 a| Leiden ;a| Boston :b| Brill,;

300 a| xii, 209 p., [56] p. of plates :b| ill. (some col.), facsims. ;c| 30 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-192) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: image and (con)text -- The manuscript -- Text and sources -- The frontispieces and other human figures -- The animals of the Na't -- Composition, iconography and style -- Date and provenance -- Patronage and milieu.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "The Kitāb Na't al-Ḥayawān is the earliest of a group of illustrated manuscripts dealing with the characteristics of animals and their medicinal uses. The present study considers both the confluence of textual traditions within this work and the stylistic and iconographic relationships of its illustrations, which make it a key witness to early thirteenth-century Arab painting. After a re-evaluation of previous approaches, emphasis is placed on relating image to text, on stylistic affiliations, and on the modalities of production, supported by technical analyses undertaken for the first time. In elucidating the particular context of this unique manuscript, the study contributes to our understanding of a critical period in the development of Middle Eastern painting and art."--Publisher's website.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

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A world of beasts a thirteenth-century illustrated Arabic book on animals (the Kitāb Na't al-Ḥayawān) in the Ibn Bakhtīshū' tradition / by Anna Contadini.

Author/creator	Contadini, Anna
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Leiden ; Boston : Brill,
Description	xii, 209 p., [56] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsims. ; 30 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Naʻt al-ḥayawān--Illustrations. Bestiaries--Arab countries. --History and criticism. Bestiaries--History and criticism. Animals in art. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Arab. Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts. Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval--Arab countries.

Portion of title	Thirteenth-century illustrated Arabic book on animals (the Kitāb Naʻt al-Ḥayawān) in the Ibn Bakhtīshūʻ tradition
Contents	Introduction: image and (con)text -- The manuscript -- Text and sources -- The frontispieces and other human figures -- The animals of the Na't -- Composition, iconography and style -- Date and provenance -- Patronage and milieu.
Abstract	"The Kitāb Na't al-Ḥayawān is the earliest of a group of illustrated manuscripts dealing with the characteristics of animals and their medicinal uses. The present study considers both the confluence of textual traditions within this work and the stylistic and iconographic relationships of its illustrations, which make it a key witness to early thirteenth-century Arab painting. After a re-evaluation of previous approaches, emphasis is placed on relating image to text, on stylistic affiliations, and on the modalities of production, supported by technical analyses undertaken for the first time. In elucidating the particular context of this unique manuscript, the study contributes to our understanding of a critical period in the development of Middle Eastern painting and art."--Publisher's website.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. [175]-192) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2011037677
ISBN	9789004201002 (hardback : alk. paper)
ISBN	9004201009 (hardback : alk. paper)

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