Perspectives on Persian Painting

Illustrations to Amir Khusrau's Khamsah

Barbara Brend

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Routledge
14 November 2002

History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art; Painting & paintings; Decorative arts; Illustration

This is a detailed study of the illustrations to Amir Khusrau's Khamsah , in which twenty discourses are followed by a brief parable, and four romances. Amir Khusrau (1253-1325) lived the greater part of adventurous life in Delhi; he composed in Persian, and also in Hindi. From the point of view of manuscript illustration, his most important work is his Khamsah (Quintet'). Khusrau's position as a link between cultures of Persia and India means that the early illustrated copies of the Khamsah have a particular interest. The first extant exemplar is from the Persian area in the late 14th century, but a case can be made that work was probably illustrated earlier in India.

By: Barbara Brend
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: illustrated edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm, Spine: 234mm
Weight: 840g
ISBN: 9780700714674
ISBN 10: 0700714677
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 14 November 2002
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Verses Preface Introduction 1. The Narratives of the Khamsah in summary 2. Western Iran prior to the death of Shah Rukh 3. Sultanate India 4. Turkman styles 5. Ottoman Turkey 6. Herat and sub-Herat styles 7. The Great Mughal Period Conclusion Appendix A: Manuscript Cycles Appendix B: Subject List Bibliography List of Plates Index

Dr Barbara Brend

Reviews for Perspectives on Persian Painting: Illustrations to Amir Khusrau's Khamsah

'So little is known about the painters apart from their names that their work must speak for them. To have as knowledgeable an interpreter as Barbara Brend to follow a specific work by analysing content and context is both a rare pleasure and a worthy compliment to the artists themselves.' - Social Anthropology