Published in honour of Basil W. Robinson, Keeper Emeritus of the Victoria and Albert Museum and a key contributor to the growing scholarly interest in Persian miniatures for over 50 years, this book contains both personal appreciations of his work and a bibliography of his writings. The contributions cover Persian painting from Ilkhanid to Qajar times, and include material from Turkey, Central Asia, and India.
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“Especially appealing to the general reader...” —New York Times Book Review
“These very fine essays by eminent scholars from academia and museums present brief but thoughful examinations of various aspects of Islamic painting.” —Choice
“These very fine essays by eminent scholars from academia and museums present brief but thoughful examinations of various aspects of Islamic painting.” —Choice
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Robert Hillenbrand is Professor of Fine Art at the University of Edinburgh, and Vice-President of the British Institute of Persian Studies.
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I FIRST ME ROBBIE IN 1947, AND WE BECAME COLLEAGUES IN 1956 when I joined the V. &, A. as an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Metalwork, of which he was then Deputy Keeper under the late C.C. Oman. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Ann Arbor, British Library, Habib Allah, New York, Ahmed Karahisari, Chester Beatty Library, Museum of Art, Qadi Ahmad, Great War, Holy Qur'an, Bahram Gur, Kamus Kashani, Muhammad Qasim, British Museum, Khusrau Parviz, Shir Nava'i, Central Asia, Freer Gallery of Art, Husain Khan Shamlu, Shah Tahmasp, Chief Treasurer, Divan of Mir, Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Fine Arts, Lund Nava'i New!
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I FIRST ME ROBBIE IN 1947, AND WE BECAME COLLEAGUES IN 1956 when I joined the V. &, A. as an Assistant Keeper in the Department of Metalwork, of which he was then Deputy Keeper under the late C.C. Oman. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
illustration pasted, court atelier, old preface, gouache painting, palace expenses, illuminated frame, tinted drawing, illustrated folio, original margin, text folios, written surface, oriental manuscripts, illustrated manuscripts, miniature painting, album page, first miniature, central picture, illustrated copy, les peintures Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ann Arbor, British Library, Habib Allah, New York, Ahmed Karahisari, Chester Beatty Library, Museum of Art, Qadi Ahmad, Great War, Holy Qur'an, Bahram Gur, Kamus Kashani, Muhammad Qasim, British Museum, Khusrau Parviz, Shir Nava'i, Central Asia, Freer Gallery of Art, Husain Khan Shamlu, Shah Tahmasp, Chief Treasurer, Divan of Mir, Smithsonian Institution, Museum of Fine Arts, Lund Nava'i New!
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- Persian Painting by Basil Gray on 6 pages
- Yusuf and Zulaikha by Hakim Nuruddin Abdurrahman Jami on 4 pages
- Arab Painting by Richard Ettinghausen on page 117, page 144, and page 235
- Painting in Islam by T.W. Arnold on page 38, page 145, and page 280
- Persian Painting by Sheila R. Canby in Front Matter, page 38, and page 246
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- Slaves of the Shah: New Elites of Safavid Iran by Sussan Babaie in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- History and Literature in Iran (Pembroke Persian Papers) by Charles Melville in Front Matter
- Early Persian Painting: Kalila wa Dimna Manuscripts of the Late 14th Century by Bernard O'Kane in Back Matter
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