Artists and patronage in late fourteenth-century Iran in the light of two catalogues of Islamic metalwork
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2811137 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sheila S Blair (0000-0002-5857-4408, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1985 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 53-59 |
| Publication date | 1985-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0041977x00026951 |
| OpenAlex | W1986275795 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
Islamic metalwork has in recent years been the subject of several important new publications. James W. Allan has written a lavishly illustrated guide to a recently acquired private collection whose pieces attest to the high quality of objects available to the discriminating collector. The 27 pieces span the variety of wares produced in the medieval Islamic world: bowls, ewers, candlesticks, inkwells, incense burners, and other objects produced in Egypt, Syria, the Jazira, Iran, and India from the tenth to the seventeenth century. Multiple photographs in both colour and black and white accompany a lengthy discussion of each piece. In the introduction the author offers a brief summary of the Islamic metalware tradition (its origins, expansion, and decline) and discusses the symbolism inherent in its decoration, particularly the imagery of light and darkness and the sun
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Incense · Islam · Subject (documents · Visual arts · White (mutation · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Computer Science · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Islamic Studies and History
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,3 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2018 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |