Calligraphy and Architecture in the Muslim World

ISBN-13: 9780748669226 / Angielski / Twarda / 2013 / 544 str.

Mohammad Gharipour; Irvin Cemil Schick

Opis

From Spain to China, Islamic architecture and calligraphy are inexorably intertwined. Mosques, dervish lodges, mausolea, libraries, even baths and market places bear masterpieces of calligraphy that rival the most refined of books and scrolls. This major reference work focuses on architectural inscriptions through the Muslim world, some going back to the Middle Ages, others dating from our own lifetime. What were the purposes of these inscriptions? How do they infuse buildings with culturally specific meanings, sacred or profane? What do they add to architectural design? What sorts of materials were used, and how do they interact with light and space? Who were their patrons, and what do we know about the artists who produced them? Find out with this exciting new collection edited by a stellar cast of international contributors.

Spis treści

A: Introduction; B: Sites; 1. Inscribing the Square: The Inscriptions on the Maid?n-i Sh?h in I?fah?n, Sheila S. Blair; 2. Speaking Architecture: Poetry and Aesthetics in the Alhambra Palace, José Miguel Puerta Vílchez; 3. The Arabic Calligraphy on the Ceiling of the Twelfth-Century Cappella Palatina in Palermo, Sicily: Function and Identity, Hashim Al-Tawil; 4. Wall-Less Walls: The Calligraphy at the Hadži Sinanova Tekija in Sarajevo, Snježana Buzov; 5. Survey – The Qur’?nic Inscriptions Monument From J?m, Afghanistan, Ulrike-Christiane Lintz; C: Style vs. Content; 6. Multi-Sensorial Messages of the Divine and the Personal: Qur’an Inscriptions and Recitation in Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Mosques in Istanbul, Nina Ergin; 7. The Revival of K?f? Script During the Reign of Sultan Abdülhamid II, ?rvin Cemil Schick; 8. Calligraphy in Chinese Mosques: At the Intersection of Arabic and Chinese Calligraphy, Barbara Stöcker-Parnian; 9. Qur’anic Verses on Works of Architecture: The Ottoman Case, Murat Sülün; 10. Reading Q?j?r Epigraphs: Case Studies from Sh?r?z and I?fah?n, Bavand Behpoor; D: Patronage; 11. ‘The Pen Has Extolled Her Virtues’: Gender and Power within the Visual Legacy of Shajar al-Durr in Cairo, Caroline Olivia M. Wolf; 12. Sovereign Epigraphy in Location: Politics, Devotion and Legitimisation around the Qu?b Min?r, Delhi, Johanna Blayac; 13. Archival Evidence on the Commissioning of Architectural Calligraphy in the Ottoman Empire, Talip Mert; 14. On the Renewal of the Calligraphy at the Mosque of the Prophet (al-Masjid al-Nabaw?) under the Reign of Sultan Abdülmecid, Hilal Kazan; 15. Fa?imid K?f? Epigraphy on the Gates of Cairo: Between Royal Patronage and Civil Utility, Bahia Shehab; E: Artists; 16. An Art Ambassador: The Inscriptions of ‘Al? Re?? ‘Abb?s?, Saeid Khaghani; 17. Mustafa Râk?m Efendi’s Architectural Calligraphy, Süleyman Berk; 18. Yesârîzâde Mustafa ?zzet Efendi and his Contributions to Ottoman Architectural Calligraphy, M. U?ur Derman; 19. The Visual Interpretation of Nasta‘l?q in Architecture: M?rz? Ghol?m Re??’s Monumental Inscriptions for the Sepahs?l?r Mosque in Tehran, Sina Goudarzi; F: Regional; 20. Ma‘qil? Inscriptions on the Great Mosque of Mardin: Stylistic and Epigraphic Contexts, Tehnyat Majeed; 21. The Composition of K?f? Inscriptions in Transitional and Early-Islamic Architecture of North Khurasan, Nasiba S. Baimatowa; 22. Space and Calligraphy in the Chinese Mosque, Sadiq Javer; 23. Medium and Message in the Monumental Epigraphy of Medieval Cairo, Bernard O’Kane; 24. Allegiance, Praise and Space: Monumental Inscriptions in Thirteenth-Century Anatolia as Architectural Guides, Patricia Blessing; 25. Symmetrical Compositions in Pre-Ottoman and Ottoman Architectural Inscriptions in Asia Minor, Abdülhamit Tüfekçio?lu; G: Modernity; 26. Writing Less, Saying More: Calligraphy and Modernisation in the Last Ottoman Century, Edhem Eldem; 27. The Absence and Emergence of Calligraphy in Najd: Calligraphy as a Modernist Component of Architecture in Riyadh, Sumayah Al-Solaiman; 28. Cairo to Canton and Back: Tradition in the Islamic Vernacular, Ann Shafer; H: Bibliography; I: List of Figures; J: About the Contributors.