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Author:   Melanie Gibson
Publisher:   GINGKO
Imprint:   Gingko Library
ISBN:  

9781909942608

ISBN 10:   190994260
Pages:   340
Publication Date:   25 April 2022
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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CONTENTS Foreword 6 Melanie Gibson and Ali Ansari Robert Hillenbrand: An Appreciation 8 Melanie Gibson Robert Hillenbrand: Publications 10 A Builder of Mosques: The Projects of al-Walid I, from Sanaa to Homs 16 Alain George Back to Tulul al-Ukhaydir 50 Barbara Finster Twin Minarets in the Architecture of Iran 64 Lorenz Korn Memorial for a Memorial: The Mashhad of Imam ?Awn al-Din and the Destruction of Medieval Monuments in Mosul by ISIS 78 Richard P. McClary David Talbot Rice and Persian Art History 92 Yuka Kadoi Beyond the Beholder’s Share: Painting as Process 100 Marga ret S. Graves Blurred Boundaries: Interactions Between Royal Ateliers and Commercial Workshops in the Persianate World 132 Udayan Da niel Ghose Some New Uses of the Geniza: Mercantile Letter—On the Materiality of Writing in the Indian Ocean World 158 Elizabeth La mbourn Beyond the Taklamakan: The Origins and Stylistic Development of Qur?an Manuscripts in China 180 Marcus Fraser Syrian Nilotics and the History of Silver Inlay in the Near East 200 James Allan An Ayyubid-era Figural Ivory: A Sculptural Miniature 222 Julian Raby ‘Healing for what is in the Breasts’: Ceramic Breastfeeding Figures from the Medieval Islamic World 240 Melanie Gibson Chinese Porcelains from the Ardabil Shrine: Collecting and Display in Iran 268 Linda Komaroff Author Biographies 286

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In its thematic breadth, intellectual depth, and innovative thinking Fruit of Knowledge, Wheel of Learning is indeed a befitting academic tribute to honour one of the giants in the field of Islamic art today. At the same time, it speaks of Robert's outstanding calibre as a teacher and mentor, fostering the next generation of scholarly thought leaders at the top of their game. Ulrike Al-Khamis, Director and Chief Executive Officer, Aga Khan Museum, Toronto; This beautifully produced volume ranges in time from early Islam to early modernity, in geography from Anatolia to China, and in medium from architecture to the portable arts, painting and paper. The extraordinary range of the contributors' essays offers a fitting tribute to the inspiring and pioneering scholarship of a towering figure in the history of Islamic art and architecture. Finbarr Barry Flood, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of the Humanities, New York University; Fruit of Knowledge, Wheel of Learning contains a series of essays as engaging and diverse in their interests and subject matters as the man they celebrate. As many of the contributors are Robert Hillenbrand's former students, they also testify to his abilities as a learned and inspiring teacher. Scott Redford, Nasser D Khalili Professor of Islamic Art and Archaeology, SOAS, University of London

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Robert Hillenbrand is a Fellow of of the British Academy, Emeritus Professor in Islamic Art History at the University of Edinburgh and an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the University of St Andrews. Melanie Gibson is Senior Editor of the Gingko Library Arts Series. Her publications focus on sculpture, ceramics and glass produced around the Islamic world.

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