St. Petersburg Muraqqa' 1996, Hc/Slipcase~Persian Mughal Miniatures Islamic Art

by Oleg F. Akimushkine, Ivanov

$385 · Offered by eBay

The St. Petersburg Muraqqa‘: Album of Indian and Persian Miniatures from the 16th Through the 18th Century and Specimens of Persian Calligraphy by ‘Imād al-Ḥasanī. Milan: Leonardo Arte, 1996. Published in association with the ARCH Foundation (Art Restoration of Cultural Heritage), Lugano. A lavishly produced scholarly study and facsimile of the celebrated St. Petersburg Muraqqa‘, one of the great albums of Mughal Indian and Persian painting and calligraphy. The volume reproduces in exceptional color the album’s richly illuminated leaves, incorporating Mughal portraits, courtly scenes, landscapes, animal subjects, elaborate floral borders, and specimens of Persian calligraphy, including examples associated with the renowned master ‘Imād al-Ḥasanī. With contributions by Francesca von Habsburg, Yury A. Petrosyan, Stuart Cary Welch, Anatoly Ivanov, and Oleg Akimushkin. Contents include studies of the album’s history, Indian and Persian paintings, its compilation and decoration, and calligraphy, followed by an extensive catalogue, register of the facsimile, appendices, and photographic credits. 156 pp. An especially attractive production, extensively illustrated throughout with large-format color reproductions that convey the extraordinary detail, gilding, floral ornamentation, and jewel-like palette of the original manuscript leaves. Bound in decorative boards reproducing the album’s sumptuous floral decoration and accompanied by the original printed protective slipcase/box. Cond

• Publisher: Art Books International
• Year: 1996
• Binding: Hardcover
• ISBN: 9788878136076
• Condition: Very Good

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