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SUMMARY:The Shah Tahmasp Album from the Istanbul University Library
DESCRIPTION:About the book\n“Shāh Ṭahmāsp Album” is a set of illustrated calligraphic works dating from the mid-14th to the mid-16th centuries compiled from various sources during the reign of the Safavid ruler Shah Tahmasp (r. 1524-1576). It was conveyed to the Ottoman State during the 16th century and preserved in Ottoman palaces until it was placed in the Library of Istanbul University at the beginning of the 20th century. It is commonly believed that the album was among the diplomatic gifts sent by Shah Tahmasp to Sultan Murad III (r. 1574-1595). The texts written in Persian\, Arabic or Chagatai Turkish are related to various fields of knowledge. They include poetry\, samples of calligraphy\, model texts\, and continuous works displayed in several folios. The album had drawn specialists’ interest especially for its miniatures\, some of which were taken from illustrated copies of well-known texts existing at the time. The present book\, authored by Lâle Uluç and Bora Keskiner\, focuses essentially on calligraphy which contributes to understanding the purpose and significance of its compilation. Based on comparisons with other calligraphic works from the same centuries located in Istanbul libraries\, it examines the scripts\, compositions\, and provenance of the texts\, traces the influences of eminent calligraphers and artistic characteristics of the Safavid period\, and in the process\, supplies a lot of information to the researchers concerned. \nAbout the Author\nLâle Uluç completed her PhD at the Institute of Fine Arts\, New York University and has taught at Boğaziçi University. Her research focuses on Persian and Ottoman arts of the book and material culture. Her publications include various articles including “Selling to the Court: Late Sixteenth Century Shiraz Manuscripts\,” Muqarnas 17 (2000); “Shiraz Manuscripts during the Time of Shah ‘Abbas I\,” in The Arts of Iran in Istanbul and Anatolia (2018); and “The Perusal of the Topkapı Albums: A Story of Connoisseurship\,” in The Diez Albums (2016). She has also authored books including Turkman Governors\, Shiraz Artisans and Ottoman Collectors: Sixteenth Century Shiraz manuscripts (2006)\, Impressions of Ottoman Culture in Europe (with Nurhan Atasoy) (2013); Illustrated Copies of the Works of ‘Ali Shir Nava’i in Istanbul Libraries (2020); Ottoman Safavid Relations in the Sixteenth Century and the Importance of the Nakkaşhane (2022); The Shah Tahmasp Album from the Ottoman Royal Treasury (with Bora Keskiner) (2024); and an edited book From the Yıldız Palace to the Istanbul University (2015). \n  \nTo join online\, please register here.
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/lectures-event/the-shah-tahmasp-album-from-the-istanbul-university-library/
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SUMMARY:Professor Susan Whitfield: Aurel Stein\, female friends and changing worlds
DESCRIPTION:Image caption: Aurel Stein (right) in Lahore with colleagues and friends Fred and Alice Andrews (left) and Percy and Helen Allen\, the last with Stein’s dog\, Dash. 1897. Courtesy: Cambridge University.\nAbout the Talk\nIn 1920 Ella Sykes became the third female secretary of the Royal Asiatic Society\, following Charlotte Hughes and Elinor Hull. Their appointments were indicative of ongoing changes over several decades in academic and professional opportunities available to European women\, not only in Europe but also wider afield\, including British India. Aurel Stein\, an outsider who likewise had to fight for his own opportunities in British society\, had several women among his closest circle of friends. The women are distinguished—as are his male friends— by their strong characters\, intelligence\, sympathy and interests: indeed\, he wrote that he valued one such friendship ‘higher as an honour than membership of Academies.’ Here I look at some of these women\, as they provide a snapshot of the interests and achievements of women at this time\, particularly in Asian travel\, work and study. \nAbout the Speaker\nProfessor of Silk Road Studies at the Sainsbury Institute for Japanese Arts and Cultures (SISJAC)\, UEA\, Susan Whitfield has worked on the Stein collections for over three decades. She curated his collections at the British Library\, carried out field work in many of his excavation sites\, organised major exhibitions\, and has written numerous books and articles. \n  \nFree and open to all. \nTo join online\, please register here.
URL:https://royalasiaticsociety.org/lectures-event/professor-susan-whitfield-aurel-stein-female-friends-and-changing-worlds/
LOCATION:Royal Asiatic Society Lecture Theatre\, 14 Stephenson Way\, London\, NW1 2HD\, United Kingdom
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