All Outputs (105)

Review of Margaret Meserve, Empires of Islam in Renaissance Historical Thought, Harvard University Press, 2008 (2010)
Journal Article
Contadini, A. (2010). Review of Margaret Meserve, Empires of Islam in Renaissance Historical Thought, Harvard University Press, 2008. Speculum: A Journal of Medieval Studies, 85(1), 173-175. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0038713409990431

Arab Painting: Text and Image in Illustrated Arabic Manuscripts (revised edition) (2010)
Book
Contadini, A. (Ed.). (2010). Arab Painting: Text and Image in Illustrated Arabic Manuscripts (revised edition). Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004186309.i-272

Arab painting, preserved mainly in manuscript illustrations of the 12th to 14th centuries, is here treated as an artistic corpus fully deserving of appreciation in its own terms, and not as a mere precursor to Persian painting. The book assembles pap... Read More about Arab Painting: Text and Image in Illustrated Arabic Manuscripts (revised edition).

Ayyubid Illustrated Manuscripts and their North Jaziran and `Abbasid Neighbours (2009)
Book Chapter
Contadini, A. (2009). Ayyubid Illustrated Manuscripts and their North Jaziran and `Abbasid Neighbours. In R. Hillenbrand, & S. Auld (Eds.), Ayyubid Jerusalem. The Holy City in Context 1187-1250 (179-194, and col. ills. 17). Altajir Trust

Review of Marco Spallanzani, Oriental Rugs in Renaissance Florence. Florence: S.P.E.S., 2007 (2009)
Journal Article
Contadini, A. (2009). Review of Marco Spallanzani, Oriental Rugs in Renaissance Florence. Florence: S.P.E.S., 2007. Burlington magazine, 151(1270), 35

The Zoological-Medicinal Material in the Arcadian Library Manuscript (2008)
Book Chapter
Contadini, A. (2008). The Zoological-Medicinal Material in the Arcadian Library Manuscript. In C. Burnett (Ed.), Ibn Baklarish's Book of Simples: Medical Remedies between Three Faiths in Twelfth-Century Spain (133-159). Oxford University Press

A Jewel of Mughal Painting: The SOAS Anvar-i Suhayli Manuscript (2007)
Journal Article
Contadini, A. (2007). A Jewel of Mughal Painting: The SOAS Anvar-i Suhayli Manuscript. Orientations (Hong Kong), 38(8), 51-56

Arab Painting: Text and Image in Illustrated Arabic Manuscripts (2007)
Book
Contadini, A. (Ed.). (2007). Arab Painting: Text and Image in Illustrated Arabic Manuscripts. Brill. https://doi.org/10.1163/ej.9789004157224.i-272

Arab painting, preserved mainly in manuscript illustrations of the 12th to 14th centuries, is here treated as an artistic corpus fully deserving of appreciation in its own terms, and not as a mere precursor to Persian painting. The book assembles pap... Read More about Arab Painting: Text and Image in Illustrated Arabic Manuscripts.

Middle East (2007)
Book Chapter
Contadini, A. (2007). Middle East. In A. Contadini (Ed.), Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. SOAS University of London

The SOAS Anvar-i Suhayli Manuscript (2007)
Book Chapter
Contadini, A. (2007). The SOAS Anvar-i Suhayli Manuscript. In A. Contadini (Ed.), Objects of instruction : treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies (22-25). SOAS University of London

Objects of Instruction: Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies (2007)
Exhibition / Performance
Contadini, A. (2007). Objects of Instruction: Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. [Exhibition]. 10 October 2007 - 15 December 2007. (Unpublished)

Objects of Instruction: Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies (2007)
Book
Contadini, A. (Ed.). (2007). Objects of Instruction: Treasures of the School of Oriental and African Studies. SOAS University of London

The Manuscript as a Whole (2007)
Book Chapter
Contadini, A. (2007). The Manuscript as a Whole. In A. Contadini (Ed.), Arab Painting. Text and Image in Illustrated Arabic Manuscripts (1-17). Brill

The Renaissance and The Ottoman World (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Contadini, A. (2006, April). The Renaissance and The Ottoman World. Presented at The Renaissance and The Ottoman World, The Warburg Institute and SOAS

Prof. Contadini was the Convenor and Organizer of the International Conference “The Renaissance and The Ottoman World”, (with Charles Burnett and Claire Norton), which took place at the Warburg Institute and SOAS, University of London, 26-27 April 20... Read More about The Renaissance and The Ottoman World.

At Home in Renaissance Italy (2006)
Exhibition / Performance
Contadini, A. (2007). At Home in Renaissance Italy. [Exhibition]. 1 January 2006 - 1 January 2006. (Unpublished)

Le stoffe islamiche nel Rinascimento italiano tra il XV e il XVI secolo (2006)
Book Chapter
Contadini, A. (2006). Le stoffe islamiche nel Rinascimento italiano tra il XV e il XVI secolo. In D. Degl’Innocenti (Ed.), Intrecci Mediterranei. Il tessuto come dizionario di rapporti economici, culturali e sociali (28-35). Museo del Tessuto

Middle Eastern Objects (2006)
Book Chapter
Contadini, A. (2006). Middle Eastern Objects. In M. Ajmar-Wollheim, & F. Dennis (Eds.), At Home in Renaissance Italy (308-321). V and A Publications

A Question in Arab Painting: The Ibn al-Sufi Manuscript in Tehran and its Art-Historical Connections (2006)
Journal Article
Contadini, A. (2006). A Question in Arab Painting: The Ibn al-Sufi Manuscript in Tehran and its Art-Historical Connections. Muqarnas: An Annual on the Visual Cultures of the Islamic World, 23, 47-84. https://doi.org/10.1163/22118993_02301004

Musical Beasts: the Swan-Phoenix in the Ibn Bakhtishu‘ Bestiaries (2005)
Book Chapter
Contadini, A. (2005). Musical Beasts: the Swan-Phoenix in the Ibn Bakhtishu‘ Bestiaries. In B. O’Kane (Ed.), The Iconography of Islamic Art – Studies in Honour of Robert Hillenbrand (93-101). Edinburgh University Press

Fatimid Ivories Within a Mediterranean Culture (2005)
Journal Article
Contadini, A. (2005). Fatimid Ivories Within a Mediterranean Culture. Journal of the David Collection, 2(2. The Ivories of Muslim Spain, ed. by K. von Folsach and J. Mayer), 226-247

Intrecci Mediterranei (2005)
Exhibition / Performance
Contadini, A. (2005). Intrecci Mediterranei. [Exhibition]. 1 January 2005 - 1 January 2005. (Unpublished)