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Kalīla wa-Dimna is one of the best-known texts of medieval Arabic literature and counts among the most illustrated works in the Islamic world. The extent of the corpus and its journey through the ages make it the ideal material for a reflection on the evolution of iconography in Islamic art. The studies gathered in this volume edited by Eloïse Brac de la Perrière, Aïda El Khiari and Annie Vernay-Nouri, showcase a wide diversity of approaches that convincingly crosses textual investigation, codicology, iconographical study, and physico-chemical analyses. They explore new tracks, either by devoting themselves to the examination of unknown or rarely studied manuscripts, or by proposing innovative readings of this extremely rich work that is Kalīla wa-Dimna. French summary: Kalīla wa-Dimna est l'un des textes les plus célèbres de la littérature arabe médiévale et compte parmi les œuvres les plus illustrées du monde islamique. L'étendue du corpus et son parcours à travers les âges en font un extraordinaire matériau pour mener une réflexion sur l'image dans l'histoire des arts islamiques. Les études rassemblées dans ce volume dirigé par Eloïse Brac de la Perrière, Aïda El Khiari et Annie Vernay-Nouri, mettent en œuvre une grande diversité d'approches croisant investigation textuelle, codicologique, iconographique et analyses physico-chimiques. Elles explorent toutes des pistes nouvelles, soit en se consacrant à l'examen de manuscrits inédits ou très rarement étudiés, soit en proposant des lectures innovantes de cette œuvre extrêmement riche qu'est Kalīla wa-Dimna. Contributors: Eloïse Brac de la Perrière, Nathalie Buisson, Mounia Chekhab-Abudaya, Frantz Chaigne, Anna Contadini, Jean-Charles Coulon, Françoise Cuisance, Aïda El Khiari, Rajana Fatima Amalarajah, Béatrice Gruendler, Mika Natif, Bernard O'Kane, Hoa Perriguey, Yves Porter, Francis Richard, Valérie Saurel, Christine Van Ruymbeke, Annie Vernay-Nouri.

Art and history --- History --- Annals --- Auxiliary sciences of history --- History and art --- History in art --- Illumination of books and manuscripts --- Transmission of texts --- Kalīlah wa-Dimnah --- Manuscripts. --- Illustrations. --- Arabic literature --- Manuscripts. Epigraphy. Paleography --- illuminated manuscripts --- Art islamique. --- Manuscrits islamiques. --- Littérature islamique. --- Manuscrits à peintures islamiques. --- Manuscrits à peintures persans. --- Littérature arabe. --- Littérature islamique médiévale. --- Ibn al-Muqaffaʿ, ʿAbd Allāh (0720?-0756?). --- Kalīlaẗ wa Dimnaẗ --- Manuscrits. --- Illumination of books and manuscripts. --- Transmission of texts.

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The Kitāb Naʿt al-Ḥayawān is the earliest of a group of illustrated manuscripts dealing with the characteristics of animals and their medicinal uses. The present study considers both the confluence of textual traditions within this work and the stylistic and iconographic relationships of its illustrations, which make it a key witness to early thirteenth-century Arab painting. After a re-evaluation of previous approaches, emphasis is placed on relating image to text, on stylistic affiliations, and on the modalities of production, supported by technical analyses undertaken for the first time. In elucidating the particular context of this unique manuscript, the study contributes to our understanding of a critical period in the development of Middle Eastern painting and art.

Book history --- Graphic arts --- anno 1200-1299 --- Arab States --- Bestiaries --- Animals in art. --- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Arab. --- Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts. --- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval --- History and criticism. --- Naʻt al-ḥayawān --- Geschichte 1200-1300. --- 091 =927 --- 091:61 --- 091.31:7.04 --- 091 "12" --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Arabisch --- Handschriften i.v.m. geneeskunde --- Verluchte handschriften: iconografie --- Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--13e eeuw. Periode 1200-1299 --- 091 "12" Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--13e eeuw. Periode 1200-1299 --- 091.31:7.04 Verluchte handschriften: iconografie --- 091:61 Handschriften i.v.m. geneeskunde --- 091 =927 Handschriftenkunde. Handschriftencatalogi--Arabisch --- Animals in art --- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Arab --- Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts --- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Islamic --- Muslim illumination of books and manuscripts --- Illumination of books and manuscripts --- Painting, Medieval --- Arab illumination of books and manuscripts --- Illumination of books and manuscripts, Arabic --- Illustrated books --- Animal painting and illustration --- Pets in art --- Wild animals in art --- Zoo animals in art --- History and criticism --- Naʻt al-ḥayawān --- Kitāb Naʻt al-ḥayawān --- Kitāb Nuʻūt al-ḥayawān --- Book on the characteristics of animals --- Arab states --- Kitāb Naʻt al-ḥayawān --- Manuscrits à peintures arabes --- Manuscrits à peintures islamiques --- Enluminure --- Animaux --- Bestiaires --- Pays arabes --- Dans l'art --- Moyen-âge --- Nat al-hayawan --- Manuscrits à peintures arabes --- Manuscrits à peintures islamiques --- Moyen-âge