Islamic Manuscripts of Late Medieval Rum, 1270s-1370s

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Islamic Manuscripts of Late Medieval Rum, 1270s-1370s is written by Jackson Cailah Jackson and published by Edinburgh University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1474451500 (ISBN 10) and 9781474451505 (ISBN 13).

Between the Mongol invasions in the mid-13th century and the rise of the Ottomans in the late 14th century, the Lands of Rum were marked by instability and conflict. Despite this, a rich body of illuminated manuscripts from the period survives, explored here in this extensively illustrated volume. Meticulously analysing 15 beautifully decorated Arabic and Persian manuscripts, including Qur'ans, mirrors-for-princes, historical chronicles and Sufi works, Cailah Jackson traces the development of calligraphy and illumination in late medieval Anatolia. She shows that the central Anatolian city of Konya, in particular, was a dynamic centre of artistic activity and that local Turcoman princes, Seljuk bureaucrats and Mevlevi dervishes all played important roles in manuscript production and patronage.