Treasures of Herat: Two Manuscripts of the Khamsah of Nizami in the British Library

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Barbara Brend Ursula Sims-Williams

Treasures of Herat

Two Manuscripts of the Khamsah of Nizami in the British Library

Barbara Brend, Ursula Sims-Williams

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Gingko Library
20 July 2022

History of art & design styles: c 1400 to c 1600; Art Forms; Exhibition catalogues & specific collections

Series: Gingko Library Art Series

An illustrated reference book for students and scholars of Persian art, poetry, and literature.

With this book, Barbara Brend provides thorough consideration of two celebrated Persian manuscripts housed in the British Library. These two copies of the Khamsah (Quintet) a set of five narrative poems by twelfth-century poet Nizami, a master of allegorical poetry in Persian literature, were produced in Herat in the fifteenth century, one of the greatest periods of Persian painting. Although well known, the manuscripts have never before been written about in relation to each other. Brend tells the story of each poem and the painting that illustrates it, and she formally analyzes the images, placing them in their historical and artistic context.

The images from both highly prized manuscripts are beautifully reproduced in color, and the ownership history of one of the manuscripts—recorded in the form of seal impressions and inscriptions— is also included. Ursula Sims-Williams provides a translation and commentary of these important marks of ownership which identify the Mughal rulers Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan, and Aurangzeb, among many others.

By: Barbara Brend
Commentaries by: Ursula Sims-Williams
Imprint: Gingko Library
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 11mm, Width: 9mm,
ISBN: 9781909942547
ISBN 10: 1909942545
Series: Gingko Library Art Series
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 20 July 2022
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1 Herat and the Timurids CHAPTER 2 The Painting Tradition of Timurid Herat CHAPTER 3 Manuscript and Illumination in Add. 25900 CHAPTER 4 Illustrations in Add. 25900 CHAPTER 5 Manuscript and Illumination in Or. 6810 CHAPTER 6 Illustrations in Or. 6810 CHAPTER 7 Conclusions on Add. 25900 and Or. 6810 APPENDIX A Break-lines in Add. 25900 and Or. 6810 CHAPTER 8 Or. 6810: The Afterlife of a Manuscript URSULA SIMS-WILLIAMS APPENDIX B Transcriptions of the Notes and Seals in Or. 6810 URSULA SIMS-WILLIAMS BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX

Barbara Brend is a specialist in the field of Persian and Mughal painting. Her most recent books include Perspectives on Persian Painting: Illustrations to Amir Khusrau's Khamsah and Muhammad Juki's Shahnamah of Firdausi.

Reviews for Treasures of Herat: Two Manuscripts of the Khamsah of Nizami in the British Library

"""Brend’s Treasures of Herat performs a deep dive on the two manuscripts, providing unique insights into the purpose and the means used to produce them. . . . Brend’s summary of the tradition of Persian painting and survey of other royal 15th-century manuscripts makes Treasures of Herat a valuable introduction to the topic."" * Asian Review of Books *"