Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culture in the Mediterranean: Hadîth Bayâd wa Riyâd - Rilegato

Robinson, Cynthia

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ISBN 10: 0415322448 ISBN 13: 9780415322447

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2006

Riassunto

Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culture discusses the unicum manuscript of the Hadîth Bayâd wa Riyâd, the only illustrated manuscript known to have survived for more than eight centuries of Muslim and Arabic-speaking presence in present-day Spain. The manuscript is of paramount importance as it contains the only known surviving version, both in terms of text and of image, of the love story of Bayâd wa Riyâd.

This study will place this manuscript within the context of late medieval Mediterranean courtly culture, offering:

• an annotated translation into English of the entire text
• reproductions of its images
• an analysis of both text and images in a series of progressively broader contexts including that of al-Andalus(Arabic-speaking); of "reconquista" Iberia; and the larger Mediterranean world.

Cynthia Robinson broadens understanding of the Mediterranean region during the Middle Ages, making this text an invaluable resource for scholars with interests in Medieval Spain, art and Mediterranean courtly culture.

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'Robinson's study represents a crucial contribution to the discussion of narrative traditions in the medieval Mediterranean' -  Karla Mallette, Fabula 50 (2009)

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The centrepiece of this study is the only illustrated manuscript known to have survived from more than eight centuries of Muslim and Arabic-speaking presence in present-day Spain, the love story of Bayad wa Riyad. This book offers an annotated English translation of the entire text of the manuscript, along with reproductions of its fourteen images. Both the text and images are analysed in a series of progressively broader contexts, thus increasing our understanding of the Mediterranean region during the middle ages.

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• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0415322448
• ISBN 13: 9780415322447
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 230