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Papers by Lale Uluc
Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 2015
L’A. s’interesse a un groupe de dix manuscrits de Shiraz, produits entre 1515 et 1528, qui ont en... more L’A. s’interesse a un groupe de dix manuscrits de Shiraz, produits entre 1515 et 1528, qui ont en commun de comporter dans leur colophon la mention a l’āsitāna de Maulānā Husām al-Dīn Ibrāhīm. En suivant quelques uns des artistes, tels que Qasim et Maḥmūd, et en comparant les illustrations de ces manuscrits, l’A. tente de determiner ce que ces artistes ont en commun. Il note un style original dans la representation d’architecture, reflet de l’architecture sefevide contemporaine, ainsi que l’evocation du milieu de la cour.
Metropolitan Museum Journal, 1994
Muqarnas Online
This paper introduces a copy of the Iskandarnāma of Nizami dated 1435 and dedicated to the Timuri... more This paper introduces a copy of the Iskandarnāma of Nizami dated 1435 and dedicated to the Timurid prince Ibrahim Sultan, grandson of the eponymous founder of the Timurid dynasty. It discusses the various features of the manuscript together with comparable examples from the same period, and also focuses on Abu al-Fath Ibrahim Sultan ibn Shah Rukh and his role as both a military leader and a patron of the arts during his tenure as the governor of the provinces of Fars, Kirman, and Luristan (1414–35). Utilizing the visual data together with the historical context of the period, this essay interprets one of the illustrations of the Iskandarnāma, hoping to fulfill what David Summers called “the most basic task of art history,” which he says “is to explain why works of art look the way they look.” The addition of this Iskandarnāma manuscript to the surviving corpus of works that can be connected to Ibrahim Sultan will provide a further insight into the important patronage of this Timurid...
Journal of Near Eastern Studies, 2015
L’A. s’interesse a un groupe de dix manuscrits de Shiraz, produits entre 1515 et 1528, qui ont en... more L’A. s’interesse a un groupe de dix manuscrits de Shiraz, produits entre 1515 et 1528, qui ont en commun de comporter dans leur colophon la mention a l’āsitāna de Maulānā Husām al-Dīn Ibrāhīm. En suivant quelques uns des artistes, tels que Qasim et Maḥmūd, et en comparant les illustrations de ces manuscrits, l’A. tente de determiner ce que ces artistes ont en commun. Il note un style original dans la representation d’architecture, reflet de l’architecture sefevide contemporaine, ainsi que l’evocation du milieu de la cour.
Metropolitan Museum Journal, 1994
Muqarnas Online
This paper introduces a copy of the Iskandarnāma of Nizami dated 1435 and dedicated to the Timuri... more This paper introduces a copy of the Iskandarnāma of Nizami dated 1435 and dedicated to the Timurid prince Ibrahim Sultan, grandson of the eponymous founder of the Timurid dynasty. It discusses the various features of the manuscript together with comparable examples from the same period, and also focuses on Abu al-Fath Ibrahim Sultan ibn Shah Rukh and his role as both a military leader and a patron of the arts during his tenure as the governor of the provinces of Fars, Kirman, and Luristan (1414–35). Utilizing the visual data together with the historical context of the period, this essay interprets one of the illustrations of the Iskandarnāma, hoping to fulfill what David Summers called “the most basic task of art history,” which he says “is to explain why works of art look the way they look.” The addition of this Iskandarnāma manuscript to the surviving corpus of works that can be connected to Ibrahim Sultan will provide a further insight into the important patronage of this Timurid...