Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culture in the Mediterranean: Hadîth Bayâd wa Riyâd

by Cynthia Robinson

Book Overview

Medieval Andalusian Courtly Culture discusses the unicum manuscript of the Had th Bay 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415595924
• ISBN13: 9780415595926
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"