Wonder, image, and cosmos in medieval Islam

Wonder, image, and cosmos in medieval Islam / Persis Berlekamp.

"This original book untangles fundamental confusions about historical relationships among Islam, representational images, and philosophy. Closely examining some of the most meaningful and best preserved premodern illustrated manuscripts of Islamic cosmographies, Persis Berlekamp refutes the ass...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Berlekamp, Persis, 1968- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts.
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.
Cosmography in art.
Art and philosophy > Islamic countries.
Islamic philosophy.
Art and philosophy
Cosmography in art
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts
Islamic philosophy
Islamic countries
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Table of Contents:
  • Iconic images : platonic forms and the awe-inspiring cosmos
  • Narrative images : astonishing anecdotes and cosmic time
  • Mirrored visions : penumbral wonders and the position of the viewer
  • Talismanic images : astrological composites and efficacious symbioses.

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