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Levni's pictorial narrative of the Surname-i Vehbi, poet Vehbi's account of a festival organised in 1720 to commemorate the circumcision of four sons of Sultan Ahmed III, is undoubtedly one of the masterpieces of Ottoman art and possibly the last great example of illustrated Islamic manuscript. Preserved in the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul, the work is illustrated with 137 paintings that recreate the personages, settings, and events of an extraordinarily lively and enchanting age known as the Tulip Period. Printed in colour with gold and silver, "Levni and the Surname" is a sumptuous facsimile edition that reproduces each illustration in the format of the original manuscript: an Islamic codex which reads from back to front, or right to left. The book also introduces the historical and cultural setting of the age, analyses the tradition of festivals and festival books within the Ottoman world, discusses the artist's methodology in representing the festival of 1720, and concludes with a listing of the historic groups and individuals participating in the event. Esin Atil has recently retired as curator of Islamic art at the Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, and is the author of more than 20 books.
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- PublisherUniv of Washington Pr
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 9756845031
- ISBN 13 9789756845035
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages247
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Cloth. Condition: Very Good Plus Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus Near Fine. Book measures 32x30.5.cm. 247pp, illustrated. Bound in original publishers grey cloth, with blind stamped lettering. Binding in near fine condition. Dust jacket in near fine condition. Internally, pages clean throughout. A near fine copy. Size: Quarto. Seller Inventory # 015891
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Condition: Good. Istanbul: Koc?bank, 1999. Folio hardcover in slipcase. 247pp. Illustrations. Good book. Good slipcase. Near Fine dust jacket. Two small tears to page 9, else Near Fine. (Ottoman Art, Festivals in Art, Islamic Art) Inquire if you need further information. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES. Seller Inventory # DA08A-04695
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Hardcover. Condition: New. 247 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 32 cm Contents: Historical and cultural setting -- The Tulip Period -- Artistic production of the age -- The Sur and Surname -- The Festival of 1720 -- Pictorial narrative of the Festival -- Cast of characters. Seller Inventory # sred506
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Dust jacket. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Original bdg. HC. In publisher's special slip-case. 4to. (31 x 31 cm). In English. 247, [3] p., color ills. Levni and the Surname: The story of an eighteenth century Ottoman festival. Levni's pictorial narrative of the Surname-i Vehbi, poet Vehbi's account of the festival organized in 1720 to commemorate the circumcision of four sons of Sultan Ahmed III, is undoubtedly one of the masterpieces of Ottoman art and possibly the last great example of illustrated Islamic manuscript. Preserved in the Topkapi Palace Museum in Istanbul, the work is illustrated with 137 paintings that re-create the personages, settings, and events of an extraordinarily lively and enchanting age known as the Tulip Period. Seller Inventory # 044972
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