{"product_id":"inscriptions-of-the-medieval-islamic-world-9781474489447","title":"Inscriptions of the Medieval Islamic World","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis volume offers an overview of the state of the field, and shows the importance of Islamic inscriptions for disciplines such as art history, history and literature. The chapters range from surveys to detailed exploration of individual topics, providing an insight to some of the most recent cutting-edge work on Islamic inscriptions. It focuses on the period from the rise of Islam to the fifteenth century, ranging across the Islamic world from the Maghreb to India and Central Asia, and inscriptions in Arabic, Persian and Turkish.\u003cbr\u003eThe five sections of the book draw together some of the principal themes: 'Royal Power' investigates the role of sultanic patronage in epigraphy, and the use of inscriptions for projecting royal power. 'Piety' examines the relationship between epigraphy and religious practice. 'Epigraphic Style and Function' explores the relationship between the use of specific epigraphic styles and scripts and the function of a monument. 'Inscribed Objects' moves from monumental inscriptions to those on objects such as ceramics and pen-cases. The final section considers the interplay between inscriptions and historical sources as well as the utility of inscriptions as historical sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBernard O'Kane is Professor of Islamic Art and Architecture at the American University in Cairo. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eTimurid Architecture in Khurasan\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eStudies in Persian Art and Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e (1996) and \u003ci\u003eEarly Persian Painting\u003c\/i\u003e (2003); and the editor of \u003ci\u003eTreasures of Islamic Art in the Museums of Cairo\u003c\/i\u003e (2006). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA.C.S. Peacock is Professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic History at the University of St Andrews, and holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge. His previous publications include The Great Seljuk Empire (2015) and Early Seljuq History (2010). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Muehlhaeusler is a Senior Instructor at the American University in Cairo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50390310748434,"sku":"9781474489447","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5a89d5dd-0d8d-458f-ac58-08cb499819aa.jpg?v=1728944550","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/inscriptions-of-the-medieval-islamic-world-9781474489447","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}