idw – Informationsdienst Wissenschaft
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
The Blue Qur’an has long been recognised as one of the most significant examples of early Islamic manuscript production, but its exact origins have not yet been firmly established. Past scholarly theories have suggested various locations and contexts including Abbasid Iraq, Fatimid North Africa, Aghlabid North Africa or Sicily and Umayyad Spain. In order to more fully understand the Blue Qur’an and determine its origins, three important aspects will be examined: The background tradition of purple and blue manuscripts in Europe, the Middle East and the Far East in the late Antique and early medieval periods. The material ways in which the Blue Qur’an has altered since its production, including natural changes to pigments and man-made alterations introduced to the manuscript. New art historical evidence and analysis that points firmly to a specific historical context and place and date of production.
Marcus Fraser is Honorary Keeper of Islamic Manuscripts and Miniatures at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK. His research focuses on the Islamic arts of the book, particularly Qur’anic calligraphy and illumination, and Persian and Mughal painting. He has catalogued many significant museum and private collections of Islamic manuscripts and is currently cataloguing the Islamic manuscripts and Indian miniatures at the Fitzwilliam Museum. Other recent projects have included contributions to exhibition catalogues at the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Palace Museum, Beijing.
Introduction
Angelika Neuwirth
FU Berlin
Lecture
Marcus Fraser
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK
Information on participating / attending:
Free entry. Please register until 30.11.2018: https://www2.bbaw.de/Anmeldung-cc-2018
Date:
12/06/2018 18:00 - 12/07/2018 21:00
Registration deadline:
11/30/2018
Event venue:
Akademiegebäude am Gendarmenmarkt, Einstein-Saal, Jägerstraße 22/23
10117 Berlin
Berlin
Germany
Target group:
all interested persons
Email address:
Relevance:
transregional, national
Subject areas:
Cultural sciences, History / archaeology, Religion
Types of events:
Presentation / colloquium / lecture
Entry:
11/16/2018
Sender/author:
Kirsten Schröder
Department:
Presse- und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit
Event is free:
yes
Language of the text:
English
URL of this event: http://idw-online.de/en/event62184
Veranstaltungsflyer You can combine search terms with and, or and/or not, e.g. Philo not logy.
You can use brackets to separate combinations from each other, e.g. (Philo not logy) or (Psycho and logy).
Coherent groups of words will be located as complete phrases if you put them into quotation marks, e.g. “Federal Republic of Germany”.
You can also use the advanced search without entering search terms. It will then follow the criteria you have selected (e.g. country or subject area).
If you have not selected any criteria in a given category, the entire category will be searched (e.g. all subject areas or all countries).
