Islamic Inscriptions / / Sheila Blair.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000
• VerfasserIn: Blair, Sheila,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (224 p.) :; 36 B/W illustrations 52 colour halftones
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; Acknowledgements --; Abbreviations --; Note on Transcription --; PART I - Introduction --; CHAPTER 1 - Why Read Inscriptions? --; PART II - Monumental Inscriptions --; CHAPTER 2 - The Languages Used in Monumental Inscriptions --; CHAPTER 3 - Foundation Inscriptions --; CHAPTER 4 - Other Types of Monumental Inscriptions --; CHAPTER 5 - Regional Studies --; CHAPTER 6 - Inscriptions on Various Building Types --; CHAPTER 7 - Stylistic Development --; PART III - Inscriptions on Portable Objects --; CHAPTER 8 - Introduction --; CHAPTER 9 - Metalwares --; CHAPTER 10 - Woodwork --; CHAPTER 11 - Ceramics --; CHAPTER 12 - Textiles --; CHAPTER 13 - Other Portable Arts --; CHAPTER 14 - Types of Objects --; PART IV - Reading and Recording Inscriptions --; CHAPTER 15 - Sources, Methods and Conventions --; Bibliography --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781474464482; 9783110780475
• DOI: 10.1515/9781474464482
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Sheila Blair.

A vital reference for everyone interested in Islamic inscriptions on buildings, objects and works of art. This beautifully illustrated book explains the importance of Islamic inscriptions and places them expertly in their historical and cultural context. It shows you how to decipher and interpret inscriptions and provides a standard for recording them. In addition, a fully annotated bibliography provides further reading on all aspects of Islamic epigraphy. Winner of the British Kuwait Friendship Society Al-Mubarak Prize 1999 for the best academic work on the Middle East