Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culture In The Mediterranean: Three Ladies And A Lover (routledge Studies In Middle Eastern Literatures)
by Cynthia Robinson /
2006 / English / PDF
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Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culture
Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culture discusses the unicum
manuscript of the
discusses the unicum
manuscript of theHadî
Hadîth
th Bayâd wa Riyâd
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.
, 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:
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
an annotated translation into English of the entire textreproductions of its images
reproductions of its imagesan 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.
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.
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.
