58 The angel who carries the disc of the sun

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Description: The angel who carries the disc of the sun

TitleThe angel who carries the disc of the sun

Creator nameṬūsī, Muḥammad ibn Maḥmūd

Creator nationality/culturePersian

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation date1388

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsUnknown

LocationBibliothèque nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberMSS supp. pers. 332

SubjectsIslamic illumination of books and manuscriptsAngels in art Sun--In art

StatusThe Wonders of Creation, fol. 21a; Probably Baghdad, Iraq

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3. Mirrored Visions: Penumbral Wonders and the Position of the Viewer

Persis Berlekamp

Wonder, Image, and Cosmos in Medieval Islam

In the 1388 Tusi manuscript made for the Jalayirid Sultan Ahmad, the image accompanying the entry for a mountain known as Mount Qaf, shows Alexander the Great in a pale blue tunic and small golden crown. He follows a resplendent angel, who lays his hands on the mountain as he turns back toward...

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Persis Berlekamp

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.89-117

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00270.004

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-21565&redirecttoanchor=68698

Chapter subject tags:Qazwīnī, Zakarīyā ibn Muḥammad, approximately 1203-1283Islamic illumination of books and manuscriptsMirrors--Religious aspects--IslamPerspectiveAnimals, Mythical, in art

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https://collections.artsmia.org/?page=detail&id=1218

Accession number51.7

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Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

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LocationPrivate Collection

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Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1888-1201-119

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