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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
2021-04-12 00:00:00 UTC – 2021-05-26 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
Mmille12 Abu'l-Hasan (artist) The Book of Curiosities, Fatimid art
Rizing153rose Sadiqi Beg Ghulam Ali Khan, Sani ol molk
Mbuyer2 Sani ol molk Blue Quran, History of books
Millsnaps Seljuk Empire Ethiopian art, Abdulcelil Levni
Yesvery875 The Book of Curiosities Almohad Caliphate, 'Abd al-Hayy
Figapartmenttoast Almohad Caliphate Seljuk Empire, Sadiqi Beg
Inexperienced Egg Culture of Morocco Farrukh Beg, Ethiopian art
April.k0ala Ghulam Ali Khan Abu'l-Hasan (artist), Culture of Morocco
WhimsicalOkapi 'Abd al-Hayy The Book of Curiosities, Fatimid art
Melinasr Blue Quran Ghulam Ali Khan, Sani ol molk
Reindeer.and.sloth History of books Blue Quran, Ethiopian art
Gusagyemang Abdulcelil Levni History of books, Almohad Caliphate
Mellowyellow4 Fatimid art Abdulcelil Levni, 'Abd al-Hayy
Autonomous owl ch Farrukh Beg Seljuk Empire, Sadiqi Beg
Gheizer Ethiopian art Farrukh Beg, Abu'l-Hasan (artist)
Igotnooname Fatimid art Ethiopian art, Culture of Morocco