The Civilization of the Islamic World by Bernard O'Kane

Author:Bernard O'Kane
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

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Poetic allegory. The hero's visits to the seven pavilions represent steps on his path to spiritual enlightenment. This was painted at the court of the Aq Quyunlu, Turkman rulers of western Iran less famous than their contemporaries the Timurids, but who could obviously command equally fine painters. "Bahrain Gur at the Yellow Pavilion," from the Khamsa of Nizami, Tabriz, Iran, ca. 1480.

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The sultan reprimanded. On hearing that the old woman had been robbed by a soldier, the sultan replied that he had more important things to think about. "What's the use of conquering foreign armies if you can't make your own behave," she retorted. Nizami, Khamsa, Safavid, Tabriz, Iran, ca. 1540.

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