This volume is dedicated to the circulation of the book as a commodity in the Mamluk sultanate. It discusses the impact of princely patronage on the production of books, the formation and management of libraries in religious institutions, their size and their physical setting.
This is the first publication in almost three decades to be dedicated to Mamluk art. The fifteen authors in this book explore the architecture and decorative arts of Egypt and Syria under Mamluk rule between the 13th and 16th century. They discuss the evolution of specific crafts regarding their dating and provenance, the patterns of their patronage and the interaction of Mamluk art with other regions of the Muslim world and beyond. Their new research based on fieldwork, archaeology, archive sources and museum collections presents a focused view on certain subjects while also conveying a panoramic perspective of Mamluk artistic approaches and concepts.
Schönheit wird in der vormodernen arabischen Kultur gemessen am Grad der Freude, die sie hervorruft. Sie ist hauptsächlich dem Genuss in all seinen Formen und keinen religiösen oder moralischen Vorgaben verpflichtet. Anhand vielfältiger Quellen aus Philosophie, Theologie, Mystik, Poesie sowie Zeugnissen der islamischen Kunst, Architektur und Literatur erläutert die Autorin Begriff, Konzeption und Verständnis der Schönheit in der arabischen Kultur.