Mutafa Ǎli's Epic deeds of artists : a critical edition of the earliest Ottoman text about the calligraphers and painters of the Islamic world / / edited, translated, and commented by Esra Akin-Kivanç.

• Superior document: Islamic history and civilization ; v. 87
• Author: Âli, Mustafa bin Ahmet, 1541-1599.
• TeilnehmendeR: Akın, Esra.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Islamic history and civilization ; v. 87.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (600 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.
• Other title: Menakıb-i hünerveran.; Preliminary Material /; Preface /; Chapter One. Mustafa ‘Âli And The Epic Deeds Of Artists /; Chapter Two. Background And Significance /; Translation. Epic Deeds Of Artists /; Transcription. Menāqib-I Hüner-Verān /; Bibliography /; Appendix A. Artistic Lineage /; Appendix B. Biographical Information On Artists /; Glossary /; Index Of Personal Names /; General Index /; Facsimile /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 1283160676; 9786613160676; 9047441079
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited, translated, and commented by Esra Akin-Kivanç.

The earliest known Ottoman literary source about the lives and works of calligraphers, painters, limners, and book-binders of the Ottoman and Persianate worlds, Mustafa ʿÂli’s (1541-1600) Epic Deeds of Artists (1587), was hitherto considered to be primarily a biographic dictionary. Based on a comprehensive reading of the descriptive and analytic tools of ʿÂli’s biographical writings as well as his passionately penned personal reflections on sixteenth-century attitudes toward art and artists, this critical edition by Esra Akın-Kıvanç brings to the fore the significance of Epic Deeds not only as a guide to the connoisseurs and aficionados of the time, but also as a fascinating commentary by a prominent intellectual on the spiritual meaning and material value of art.