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Course name
Islamic Arts of the Book
Institution
Wellesley College
Instructor
Alexander Brey
Wikipedia Expert
Ian (Wiki Ed)
Subject
Art History
Course dates
2024-01-22 00:00:00 UTC – 2024-05-11 23:59:59 UTC
Approximate number of student editors
18


This course introduces students to the central role that the book has played (and continues to play) in the Islamic world. We will study the history of the Islamic book, from manuscripts of the Qur’an, which often feature refined calligraphy but almost never include illustrations, to historical, astrological, and poetic works – like the famous Shahnama (Book of Kings) – that contain images of various types and sizes. Students will learn about the production, collection, and circulation of these books, and ask how and according to which criteria they were conceived, used, and evaluated. In addition to traditional art-historical methods of close-looking and socio-historical analysis, students will learn to use digital approaches to produce new knowledge about the field.

Student Assigned Reviewing
Pickwickwoop Mohammad Zaman Ottoman miniature, Sadiqi Beg
GreenMoose37 Daswanth Sini (script), Mohammad Zaman
Tactfulsitta82 Ottoman miniature Daswanth, Nakkaş Sinan Bey
Snazzyricotta Ottoman illumination The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries, Abbasid Caliphate
Bumblebeatrice Ottoman miniature Ottoman illumination, Mohammed Khadda
Curious Shrimp Sadiqi Beg Haft Peykar, Al-Andalus
Goldfinch12 Al-Andalus Khosrow and Shirin, Ottoman miniature
Determinedmoth Sini (script) Sadiqi Beg, Daswanth
Cleverfruit Nakkaş Sinan Bey Sini (script), Mohammad Zaman
Happyducks Khosrow and Shirin Nakkaş Sinan Bey, The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries
Immenseseagull Abbasid Caliphate Ottoman illumination, Mohammed Khadda
Butcherpath The Remaining Signs of Past Centuries Abbasid Caliphate, Haft Peykar
Bandzvlad Mohammed Khadda Al-Andalus, Khosrow and Shirin
Livelygoose Haft Peykar Ottoman miniature, Sadiqi Beg