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Zusatztext this is a beautifully presented and carefully edited collection of studies, capable of engaging readers from outside the narrow confines of Islamic art history as well as those within it. Klappentext This fully illustrated collection of essays explores creative expressions of the Qur'an in a wide range of artistic media. The contributions span four continents and cover topics from medieval coins and early illuminated copies of the Qur'an to contemporary painting. Zusammenfassung This fully illustrated collection of essays explores creative expressions of the Qur'an in a wide range of artistic media. The contributions span four continents and cover topics from medieval coins and early illuminated copies of the Qur'an to contemporary painting. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1: Fahmida Suleman: Introduction Opening Reflections 2: Oleg Grabar: 1 The Qur'an as a source of artistic inspiration Qur'anic Calligraphy and Inscriptions in the Medieval Muslim World 3: Doris Behrens-Abouseif: Beyond the secular and the sacred: Qur'anic inscriptions in medieval Islamic art and material culture 4: Duncan Haldane: Arts of the 'Celestial Pen': Qur'ans from the Library of The Institute of Ismaili Studies 5: Gülru Necipoglu: Qur'anic inscriptions on Sinan's imperial mosques: a comparison with their Safavid and Mughal counterparts 6: Alnoor Jehangir Merchant: 'And the Word of your Lord has been fulfilled in truthfulness and righteousness': Qur'anic inscriptions on Fatimid coinage, AH 296-488/AD 909-1095 Amulets, Talismans and Magic 7: Venetia Porter: Amulets inscribed with the names of the 'Seven Sleepers' of Ephesus in the British Museum 8: Anne Regourd: A magic mirror in the Louvre and additional observations on the use of magic mirrors in Yemen today 9: Marie Efthymiou: Persian glosses on a Qur'anic manuscript from Central Asia The Qur'anic Text in Recent Times 10: Ismaheel Akinade Jimoh: The art of Qur'anic penmanship and illumination among Muslim scholars in southwestern Nigeria 11: Annabel Teh Gallop: The art of the Qur'an in Southeast Asia 12: Huism Tan: Qur'anic inscriptions on woodcarvings from the Malay Peninsula 13: Ayse Turgut: Sacred calligraphy in contemporary art Qur'anic Inscriptions on Textiles 14: Hülya Tezcan: Ka'ba covers and their inscriptions 15: Miriam Ali-de-Unzaga: Qur'anic inscriptions on the so-called 'Pennon of Las Navas de Tolosa' and three Marinid banners Final Reflections 16: Sheila S. Blair: Written, spoken, envisioned: the many facets of the Qur'an in art ...
