Visual Sources
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23407716 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sheila Blair, Shane Mccausland (0000-0002-7047-5648) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Pages | 1349-1398 |
| Publication date | 2023-08-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Cambridge History of the Mongol Empire (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/9781316337424.045 |
| OpenAlex | W4391149644 |
| ISBN | 9781316337424 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 49 |
This chapter provides an overview of the copious material production that occurred during the centuries when the Mongols dominated much of Asia. Co-authored, the essay offers a fully integrated study that focuses on common themes rather than regional differences. It begins by assessing the sources available for study in order to underscore some of the problems in using them. It then shows that the process of commodity and exchange across the Mongol domains resulted in a shared material culture and in the emergence of a new visual language marked by three features: an interest in perspective and the opening up of space, the cultivation of monumental size in which importance was demonstrated through scale, and a concern for allover surface patterning, often with raised, pierced, or multilevel carving.
Ancient Near East History · Computer Science · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Linguistics and language evolution
Near Eastern numismatics, iconography, epigraphy, and history
Commodity and exchange in the Mongol Empire
The Diez Albums
The Phoenix Mosque and the Persians of Medieval Hangzhou
The Heavenly Court
Zhou Mi’s Record of Clouds and Mist Passing Before One’s Eyes
The Yüan government and society
The Safavid Dynastic Shrine
Chinese Imperial City Planning
Beyond the Legacy of Genghis Khan
Culture and Conquest in Mongol Eurasia
In Defense of Rasid-od-Din and His Letters
Fascination of Nature
The Temple to the Northern Peak in Quyang
The Portraits of Khubilai Khan and Chabi by Anige (1245-1306), a Nepali Artist at the Yuan Court
The Far Side
The Ardabīl Shrine in the Reign of Shāh Ṭahmāsp I
Abū'l-Qāsim's Treatise on Ceramics
The Gold and Silver Lining
The Development of the Illustrated Book in Iran
Monumentality in Mamluk and Mongol Art and Architecture
In praise of st?pas
The Mongols in Iran
A Soup for the Qan
The Yüan Dynasty Capital, Ta-Tu
The Plan of Khubilai Khan's Imperial City
"The Mongol Capital of Sulṭāniyya, "The Imperial
Islamic Chinoiserie
The Mongol Transformation
Ferdowsi, the Mongols and the history of Iran
Ever Closer Encounters
Album Prefaces and Other Documents on the History of Calligraphers and Painters
The Mongol Empire and its Legacy
Muslim-style Mausolea across Mongol Eurasia
Sufis and Shamans
Black Sea Emporia and the Mongol Empire
Ilkhanid Buddhism
Discourses of Visual Learning in Yuan Painting
Politics, Patronage and the Transmission of Knowledge in 13th - 15th Century Tabriz
The Architecture of Islamic Iran
Ceramic Production as Exemplar of Yuan-Ilkhanid Relations
Questions of Influence in Chinese Art History
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |