Persian Miniatures
By Vladimir Loukonine, Anatoli Ivanov
Length1h 25m
About this audiobook
Encounter one of history’s greatest civilisations through miniatures. In Persian Miniatures, the story of the magnificent Persian Empire is told by way of a small but vibrant artistic tradition. The colourful images, which are, in fact, elaborate book illustrations, introduce a curious world of adventures, heroes and sovereigns. The Mega Square layout highlights three details from each image and helps to discover amazing peculiarities.
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Length1 hr 25 mins
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LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Riza-i Abbasi, Love Scene, 1610s-1620s
3Chronology
4Riza-i Abbasi, Youth Holding a Jug, 1627-1628
5Princess Humayun Spies Humay at the Gate
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6A Muslim Giving Alms
7Frontispiece of an Account of the Lives of the Prophets, Depicting Moses Striking the Giant Og, Mary with the Baby Jesus and the Prophet Muhammad with His Two Grandchildren, Hasan and Husayn
8Bahram Discovers the Hall with the Seven Portraits
9Alexander the Great Visits the Sage
10The Sages of China Bringing Books on History to Gházán Xán
11The Jackal and The Lion
12The Persian Prince Humay Meeting the Chinese Princess Humayun in a Garden
13Kuyuk the Great Khan with Courtiers and Attendants
14The Battle of Ruhham the Paladin and Bazur the Sorcerer
15The Demon Akhwan Throws the Sleeping Hero Rustam into the Sea
16Courtiers by a Stream
17Isra or Muhammad’s Night Journey to Heaven on His Steed Buraq
18Majnun and Salim in the Palm Grove
19Mi’raj or The Ascension of the Prophet
20Moses Transforms his Staff into a Serpent before Pharaoh
21Sufis Performing Sama before Shaykh Nizam al-Din Awliya
22An Arrogant Clerk Engulfed under the Weight of His Own Beard
23Fariburz Comes before Kay Khusraw
24Funeral Procession for Layla’s Dead Husband
25A Mature Man Watches Young Girls Bathing
26Recovery of Malikha’s Body by the Holy Man Bishr
27Alexander the Great and the Seven Sages
28Khusraw at Shirin’s palace
29Alexander the Great Fighting Against Darius
30Shirin’s Suicide
31Sam Bringing His Son Zal Back from Mount Alburz
32Solomon and Bilqis
33Bahram Hunting a Lion
34Prince Khusraw Watches Queen Shirin Bathing
35Isra or Muhammad’s Night Journey
36Sultan Sanjar and the Old Woman
37The Flight of the Tortoise
38Alexander at the Ka’ba
39Ali Fighting to Take the Fortress of Qamus
40Alexander the Great Oversees the Building of the Wall
41Prince Bahram Listening to the Story of the Princess of the Blue Pavilion
42Angel
43Camel and Its Keeper
44The Wise Old Man Chides a Foolish Youth
45A Depraved Man Commits Bestiality and Is Berated by Satan
46The Simple Peasant Entreats the Salesman Not to Sell His Wonderful Donkey
47A Father Advises His Son about Love
48The Dervish Picks Up His Beloved’s Hair from the Hammam Floor
49Bandits Attack the Caravan of Aynie and Ria
50The Aziz and Zulaykha Enter the Capital of Egypt and the Egyptians Come Out to Greet Them
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