Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Series Editor’s Foreword -- The Contributors -- Editor’s Note on Transliteration -- PART ONE: INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 Editors’ Introduction -- CHAPTER 2 What is Special about Seljuq History? -- CHAPTER 3 Seljuq Art: An Overview -- PART TWO: RULERS AND CITIES -- CHAPTER 4 Rum Seljuq Caravanserais: Urbs in Rure -- PART THREE: FAITH, RELIGION AND ARCHITECTURE -- CHAPTER 5 The Religious History of the Great SeljËq Period -- CHAPTER 6 Domes in the Seljuq Architecture of Iran -- CHAPTER 7 The Politics of Patronage in Medieval Mosul: Nur al-Din, Badr al-Din and the Question of the Sunni Revival -- PART FOUR: IDENTITIES: RULERS AND POPULACE -- CHAPTER 8 Ghaznavid, Qarakhanid and Seljuq Monumental Inscriptions and the Development of Royal Propaganda: Towards an Epigraphic Corpus -- CHAPTER 9 Inscribed Identities: Some Monumental Inscriptions in Eastern Anatolia and the Caucasus -- CHAPTER 10 Grasping the Magnitude: Saljuq Rum between Byzantium and Persia -- PART FIVE: MAGIC AND THE COSMOS -- CHAPTER 11 A Seljuq Occult Manuscript and its World: MS Paris persan 174 -- CHAPTER 12 Al-KhåzinÈ’s Astronomy under the Seljuqs: Inferential Observations (iʽtibår), Calendars and Instruments -- PART SIX: OBJECTS AND MATERIAL CULTURE -- CHAPTER 13 Casting Shadows -- CHAPTER 14 What’s in a Name? Signature, Maker’s Mark or Keeping Count: On Craft Practice at Rayy -- CHAPTER 15 Collaborative Investigations of a Monumental Seljuq Stucco Panel -- CHAPTER 16 The Florence Shåhnåma between History and Science -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index

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Renowned scholars present key new thinking on art, sciences, belief and history in the Seljuq periodDraws on new and updated use of historical sources Opens new paths in the research on magic beliefs, religion, astronomy, the concept of craftsmanship versus artistry, interaction between rulers and elites, ethno-religious and ethno-cultural diversity and emigration of peopleCase studies on the treatment of art objects (the oldest extant Shahnama, and a unique stucco panel) show innovations in conservation practices and set new strategies in dealing with restored objectsIncludes a comprehensive comparison of Seljuq and Ghaznavid titulature: a key tool for any kingship-related research in the fields of history, epigraphy, archaeology and art historyRising from nomadic origins as Turkish tribesmen, the powerful and culturally prolific Seljuqs and their successor states dominated vast lands extending from Central Asia to the eastern Mediterranean from the eleventh to the fourteenth century. Supported by colour images, charts, and maps, this volume examines how under Seljuq rule, migrations of people and the exchange and synthesis of diverse traditions – including Turkmen, Perso-Arabo-Islamic, Byzantine, Armenian, Crusader and other Christian cultures – accompanied architectural patronage, advances in science and technology and a great flowering of culture within the realm. It also explores how shifting religious beliefs, ideologies of authority and lifestyle in Seljuq times influenced cultural and artistic production, urban and rural architecture, monumental inscriptions and royal titulature, and practices of religion and magic. It also presents today’s challenges and new approaches to preserving the material heritage of this vastly accomplished and influential civilization.ContributorsViola AllegranziDeniz BeyazitPatricia BlessingSheila CanbyRoberta Giunta Margaret GravesCarole HillenbrandRobert HillenbrandRenata HolodLorenz KornStefan MasarovicLeslee Michelsen Andrew PeacockScott RedfordMartina RugiadiYasser TabbaaDeborah TorGeorge SalibaRustam ShukurovAlessandro Sidoti Mario Vitalone

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