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A NEW THEME OF THE SHIRAZI FRONTISPIECE MINIATURES: THE DĪVĀN OF SOLOMON

A NEW THEME OF THE SHIRAZI FRONTISPIECE MINIATURES: THE DĪVĀN OF SOLOMON A NEW THEME OF THE : THE DIVANOF SOLOMON One of the most important figures in Islamic culture is the Prophet Sulayman, the biblical king Solomon. His legend has been the subject of a considerable body of historical, literary, and religious works. Solomon, who lived in the tenth century B.C., is a major figure in the Old Testament/ who was later mentioned in the Qur)an.2 Episodes from his life were accordingly depicted in an impressive number of manuscript illustrations: capturing his deeds are miniatures embellishing not only history books, but also tales of the prophets and geographical works. A feature common to all these illustrations is that, without exception, Solomon makes his appearance only if and whenever the narrative requires it. In other words, his visual presence is confined to those sections of a text in which his deeds are narrated. Since these miniatures do not carry a special iconographic message, they do not, and were not meant to, stand out from the rest. Beginning in the l480's, however, and lasting throughout the sixteenth century, a change occurs in the patterns and forms used to render Solomon: a rather different significance and meaning are attributed to his portrayal http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Muqarnas Online Brill

A NEW THEME OF THE SHIRAZI FRONTISPIECE MINIATURES: THE DĪVĀN OF SOLOMON

Bağci, Serpil
Muqarnas Online , Volume 12 (1): 101 – Jan 1, 1994
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Copyright 1994 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0732-2992
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2211-8993
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10.1163/22118993-90000348
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A NEW THEME OF THE : THE DIVANOF SOLOMON One of the most important figures in Islamic culture is the Prophet Sulayman, the biblical king Solomon. His legend has been the subject of a considerable body of historical, literary, and religious works. Solomon, who lived in the tenth century B.C., is a major figure in the Old Testament/ who was later mentioned in the Qur)an.2 Episodes from his life were accordingly depicted in an impressive number of manuscript illustrations: capturing his deeds are miniatures embellishing not only history books, but also tales of the prophets and geographical works. A feature common to all these illustrations is that, without exception, Solomon makes his appearance only if and whenever the narrative requires it. In other words, his visual presence is confined to those sections of a text in which his deeds are narrated. Since these miniatures do not carry a special iconographic message, they do not, and were not meant to, stand out from the rest. Beginning in the l480's, however, and lasting throughout the sixteenth century, a change occurs in the patterns and forms used to render Solomon: a rather different significance and meaning are attributed to his portrayal

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