Kalīla wa-Dimna is one of the best-known texts of medieval Arabic literature and counts among the most illustrated works in the Islamic world. The extent of the corpus and its journey through the ages make it the ideal material for a reflection on the evolution of iconography in Islamic art. The studies gathered in this volume edited by Elo?se Brac de la Perri?re, A?da El Khiari and Annie Vernay-Nouri, showcase a wide diversity of approaches that convincingly crosses textual investigation, codicology, iconographical study, and physico-chemical analyses. They explore new tracks, either by devoting themselves to the examination of unknown or rarely studied manuscripts, or by proposing innovative readings of this extremely rich work that is Kalīla wa-Dimna.
Kalīla wa-Dimna est l'un des textes les plus c?l?bres de la litt?rature arabe m?di?vale et compte parmi les oeuvres les plus illustr?es du monde islamique. L'?tendue du corpus et son parcours ? travers les ?ges en font un extraordinaire mat?riau pour mener une r?flexion sur l'image dans l'histoire des arts islamiques. Les ?tudes rassembl?es dans ce volume dirig? par Elo?se Brac de la Perri?re, A?da El Khiari et Annie Vernay-Nouri, mettent en oeuvre une grande diversit? d'approches croisant investigation textuelle, codicologique, iconographique et analyses physico-chimiques. Elles explorent toutes des pistes nouvelles, soit en se consacrant ? l'examen de manuscrits in?dits ou tr?s rarement ?tudi?s, soit en proposant des lectures innovantes de cette oeuvre extr?mement riche qu'est Kalīla wa-Dimna.
Contributors: Elo?se Brac de la Perri?re, Nathalie Buisson, Mounia Chekhab-Abudaya, Frantz Chaigne, Anna Contadini, Jean-Charles Coulon, Fran?oise Cuisance, A?da El Khiari, Rajana Fatima Amalarajah, B?atrice Gruendler, Mika Natif, Bernard O'Kane, Hoa Perriguey, Yves Porter, Francis Richard, Val?rie Saurel, Christine Van Ruymbeke, Annie Vernay-Nouri.
The volume is co-published by Brill, Leiden, and the Biblioth?que nationale de France.
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