Baghdad and Isfahan : a dialogue of two cities in an age of science ca. 750-1750

1. Verfasser: Kheirandish, Elaheh , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: London [England] : I.B. Tauris, 2021.
Ausgabe: First edition.
Umfang/Format: 1 online resource (304 pages, plates) : illustrations.
ISBN: 9780755635092
0755635094
9780755635085
0755635086
Schlagworte:
Baghdad (Iraq) > History.
Iṣfahān (Iran) > History.
History.
Online-Zugang: Available online
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Cover page
  • Halftitle page
  • Title page
  • Copyright page
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Plates
  • Preface
  • Notes on Conventions
  • Introduction
  • Why This Book?
  • What Age of Science?
  • Which Baghdad and Isfahan?
  • Whose 'Dialogue'?
  • Chapter Summaries
  • Chapter Zero: Cast and Stage
  • Chapter One: Time and Place
  • Chapter Two: Moon and Sun
  • Chapter Three: Round and Square
  • Chapter Four: Word and Line
  • Chapter Five: East and West
  • Chapter Six: Old and New
  • Chapter Seven: Plan and Chance
  • Chart: Names and Dates
  • 0 Cast and Stage
  • 0.1 An Old Manuscript with Many Lives
  • 0.2 A Young Narrator with Many Gift
  • 0.3 An Arab City with a Lunar Calendar
  • 0.4 A Persian City with a Solar Calendar
  • 1 Time and Place 1001 Years (ca. 750-1750): Through the Lands of 1001 Nights
  • 1.1 An Old Manuscript with a Special Day
  • 1.2 A Young Student with a Special Year
  • 1.3 An Arab City with Eastern Links
  • 1.4 A Persian City with Western Links
  • 2 Moon and Sun 500 Hundred Years (ca. 750-1250
  • 1250-1750)
  • 2.1 An Old Manuscript with Gold Illuminations
  • 2.2 A Young Viewer with Rich Inspirations
  • 2.3 An Arab City with a Growing Moon
  • 2.4 A Persian City with a Glowing Sun
  • 2.5 An Arab City with a 'Westerner'
  • 2.6 A Persian City with a 'Falconer'
  • 3 Round and Square 100 Years: A Crescent Phase (ca. 750-850)
  • 3.1 An Old Manuscript with a Microfilm
  • 3.2 A Young Reader with a 'Micromap'
  • 3.3 An Arab City with a 'House of Wisdom'
  • 3.4 A Persian City with an Ancient Kingdom
  • 4 Word and Line 200 Years: A Quarter Phase (ca. 850-1050)
  • 4.1 An Old Manuscript with Colour Scans
  • 4.2 A Young Visitor with Secret Plans
  • 4.3 An Arab City with a 'Critical' Mind
  • 4.4 A Persian City Left Behind
  • 5 East and West 300 Years: A Half Phase (ca. 1050-1350)
  • 5.1 An Old Manuscript in a Virtual Space
  • 5.2 A Young Traveller with Paths to Trace
  • 5.3 An Arab City with a Western Court
  • 5.4 A Persian City with an Eastern Fort
  • 6 Old and New 400 Years (ca. 1350-1750): Three-Quarter Phase
  • 6.1 An Old Manuscript in a Digital Age
  • 6.2 A Young Curator with a 'Future' Stage
  • 6.3 An Arab City with a Treasure Box
  • 6.4 A Persian City with a Tower Clock
  • 6.5 An Eastern City and an 'End of Time'
  • 6.6 A Western City with a Turn of Tides
  • 7 Plan and Chance 1000 Years (ca. 750-1750): Full Phase
  • 7.1 An Old Manuscript in a Game of Chance
  • 7.2 A Young Player with a Change of Plans
  • 7.3 An Arab City with Living Traces
  • 7.4 A Persian City with Lasting Places
  • Postscript
  • Now and Then1
  • Moon and Sun2
  • Bibliography
  • Name Index
  • Subject Index
  • General Index
  • Plates

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