Fighting, Hunting, Impressing

Name: Fighting, Hunting, Impressing
Brand: Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd
SKU: 9788792596109
Price: 120.0 NZD
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Arms and Armour from the Islamic World 1500-1850

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Fighting, Hunting, Impressing explores Islamic approaches to warfare, hunting, and the social symbolism of arms and armour. Published alongside an exhibition at The David Collection in Copenhagen, it features 151 items from the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires. The book examines weapon types, their use in the Quran, their historical roles, inscriptions, and chivalric manuals known as furusiyya, enriched by miniature paintings and scholarly essays.
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Does Islam have a special approach to warfare and arms and armour? Do weapons from the Islamic world have particular characteristics?

Publishing in conjunction with an exhibition at The David Collection in Copenhagen from 24 February to 15 August 2021, Fighting, Hunting, Impressing discusses the central issues relating to Islamic arms and armour: the types and the different contexts in which they were used in warfare, in hunting, and as symbols of social position. Other aspects include the roles of arms and armour in the Quran; their collection history from trophies to museum objects; their inscriptions; and furusiyya-literature – the manuals for the chivalrous Islamic warrior.

The publication showcases 151 items of arms and armour from the Ottoman, Safavid and Mughal empires, in addition to miniature paintings that illustrate how the objects were used in their historical contexts, and supporting essays.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9788792596109

Publisher: Strandberg Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 March 2021

Country: Denmark

Imprint: Strandberg Publishing

Contributors:

Edited by Joachim Meyer
Edited by Kjeld von Folsach
Edited by Peter Wandel

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 220.0mm

Height: 310.0mm

Weight: 1680g

Pages: 376

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Arts & Culture Non-Fiction

About the Author

Kjeld von Folsach is Director at The David Collection in Copenhagen. Joachim Meyer is a curator at The David Collection in Copenhagen. Peter Wandel is a curator at The David Collection in Copenhagen