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- 2010039498 abstract "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 assertion often made by other historians of medieval Islamic art that, while representational images did exist, they did not serve religious purposes. The author focuses on widely disseminated Islamic images of the wonders of creation, ... Show more 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 assertion often made by other historians of medieval Islamic art that, while representational images did exist, they did not serve religious purposes. The author focuses on widely disseminated Islamic images of the wonders of creation, ranging from angels to human-snatching birds, and argues that these illustrated manuscripts aimed to induce wonder at God's creation, as was their stated purpose. She tracks the various ways that images advanced that purpose in the genre's formative milieu - the century and a half following the Mongol conquest of the Islamic East in 1258. Delving into social history and into philosophical ideas relevant to manuscript and image production, Berlekamp shows that philosophy occupied an established, if controversial, position within Islam. She thereby radically reframes representational images within the history of Islam.".
- 2010039498 contributor B11784024.
- 2010039498 created "c2011.".
- 2010039498 date "2011".
- 2010039498 date "c2011.".
- 2010039498 dateCopyrighted "c2011.".
- 2010039498 description "Iconic images : platonic forms and the awe-inspiring cosmos -- Narrative images : astonishing anecdotes and cosmic times -- Mirrored visions : penumbrabl wonders and the position of the viewer -- Talismanice images : astrological composites and efficacious symbioses.".
- 2010039498 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-209) and index.".
- 2010039498 description "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 assertion often made by other historians of medieval Islamic art that, while representational images did exist, they did not serve religious purposes. The author focuses on widely disseminated Islamic images of the wonders of creation, ... Show more 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 assertion often made by other historians of medieval Islamic art that, while representational images did exist, they did not serve religious purposes. The author focuses on widely disseminated Islamic images of the wonders of creation, ranging from angels to human-snatching birds, and argues that these illustrated manuscripts aimed to induce wonder at God's creation, as was their stated purpose. She tracks the various ways that images advanced that purpose in the genre's formative milieu - the century and a half following the Mongol conquest of the Islamic East in 1258. Delving into social history and into philosophical ideas relevant to manuscript and image production, Berlekamp shows that philosophy occupied an established, if controversial, position within Islam. She thereby radically reframes representational images within the history of Islam.".
- 2010039498 extent "xi, 220 p. :".
- 2010039498 identifier "0300170602 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- 2010039498 identifier "9780300170603 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- 2010039498 issued "2011".
- 2010039498 issued "c2011.".
- 2010039498 language "eng".
- 2010039498 publisher "New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press,".
- 2010039498 spatial "Islamic countries.".
- 2010039498 subject "745.6/7091767 22".
- 2010039498 subject "Art and philosophy Islamic countries.".
- 2010039498 subject "Cosmography in art.".
- 2010039498 subject "Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval.".
- 2010039498 subject "Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts.".
- 2010039498 subject "Islamic philosophy.".
- 2010039498 subject "ND2955 .B47 2011".
- 2010039498 tableOfContents "Iconic images : platonic forms and the awe-inspiring cosmos -- Narrative images : astonishing anecdotes and cosmic times -- Mirrored visions : penumbrabl wonders and the position of the viewer -- Talismanice images : astrological composites and efficacious symbioses.".
- 2010039498 title "Wonder, image, and cosmos in medieval Islam / Persis Berlekamp.".
- 2010039498 type "text".