Illustrated Poetry and Epic Images

Illustrated Poetry and Epic Images
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Publisher : Metropolitan Museum of Art
Total Pages : 149
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ISBN-10 : 9780870996931
ISBN-13 : 0870996932
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Book Synopsis Illustrated Poetry and Epic Images by : Marie Lukens Swietochowski

Download or read book Illustrated Poetry and Epic Images written by Marie Lukens Swietochowski and published by Metropolitan Museum of Art. This book was released on 1994 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two 14th-century manuscripts are the focus of this catalog, published in conjunction with a Museum exhibit, February-May 1994. Essays and illustrations (93 total, 39 in color) present the Mu'nis al-ahrar an anthology of poetic devices, and the Shahnama, a copy of the Persian national epic in which events are depicted in 41 extant miniatures. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


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