Court and cosmos : the great age of the Seljuqs / Sheila R. Canby, Deniz Beyazit, Martina Rugiadi, and A.C.S. Peacock ; with contributions by Alzahraa K. Ahmed [and 5 others].
Contributor(s): Canby, Sheila R [author.] | Beyazit, Deniz [author.] | Rugiadi, Martina [author.] | Peacock, A. C. S. (Andrew C. S.) [author.] | Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) [host institution.].
Publisher: New York : Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2016Distributor: New Haven : Yale University Press. Copyright date: ©2016Description: xiv, 365 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781588395894.Subject(s): Art, Seljuk -- Exhibitions | Seljuks -- History -- ExhibitionsGenre/Form: Print books. | History.| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| On Shelf | N7163 .C68 2016 (Browse shelf) | Available | AU0000000007063 |
Catalog of the exhibition held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, April 27-July 24, 2016.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 336-354) and index.
Introduction. The great age of the Seljuqs / A. C. S. Peacock -- Catalogue. Sultans of the east and west -- The courtly cycle -- Science, medicine, and technology -- Astrology, magic, and the world of beasts -- Religion and the literary life -- The funerary arts.
"The powerful and culturally prolific Seljuqs--an empire whose reach extended from Central Asia to the eastern Mediterranean--dominated the Islamic world from the eleventh to the fourteenth century. The age of the Seljuqs was one that celebrated magnificence, in this world and the celestial realm. Court and Cosmos: The Great Age of the Seljuqs examines the roots and impact of this dynasty, featuring some 250 objects as evidence of the artistic and cultural flowering that occurred under Seljuq rule, and providing an invaluable record of the Seljuqs' contribution to the cultural heritage of the Islamic world." -- Publisher's description