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9780415595926 English 0415595924 Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culturediscusses the unicum manuscript of the HadîthBay'd wa Riy'd, 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 Bay'd wa Riy'd. 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 reproductions of its images 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., The centrepiece of this study is the only illustrated manuscript known to have survived from more than eight centuries in Muslim and Arabic-speaking presence in present-day Spain the love story of Bayad wa Riyad. This book offers an annotated English translation of the entire text of the manuscript."
9780415595926 English 0415595924 Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culturediscusses the unicum manuscript of the HadîthBay'd wa Riy'd, 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 Bay'd wa Riy'd. 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 reproductions of its images 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., The centrepiece of this study is the only illustrated manuscript known to have survived from more than eight centuries in Muslim and Arabic-speaking presence in present-day Spain the love story of Bayad wa Riyad. This book offers an annotated English translation of the entire text of the manuscript."