The Legacy of Genghis Khan: Courtly Art and Culture in Western Asia, 1256-1353 - Hardcover

Metropolitan Museum Of Art (New York, N. Y.)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1588390713 ISBN 13: 9781588390714

Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002

Synopsis

Komaroff (curator of Islamic Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art) and Carboni (curator of Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art) produced this fine catalog to accompany a major show of Ilkhanid (as the Mongol dynasty was called after conversion to Islam) art exhibited at the authors' museums in New York and Los Angeles in 2002-2003. Most of the manuscripts, metalwork, textiles, ceramics, and other finely decorated objects were created in Iran. Many objects are also included from the Yuan Dynasty in China, during which the Mongols ruled. Eight full-length essays are built around the objects of the exhibition and other works, all depicted in color. The essays describe the history, culture, courtly life, artistic exchanges, religious art, arts of the book, and creation of a new visual language. Distributed by Yale U. Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

About this title

From the Publisher:

Published in association with The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About the Author:

Linda Komaroff is Curator of Islamic Art and Head of the Department of Ancient and Islamic Art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art Stefano Carboni is Associate Curator in the Department of Islamic Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

About this edition

• Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1588390713
• ISBN 13: 9781588390714
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 322
• Editor: Komaroff Linda, Carboni Stefano