This beautiful book-one of the few works in the field of Chinese painting that focuses on a single artist-is the only comprehensive analysis of the life and art of Bada Shanren ever written. The authors give a historical overview of the period in which Bada Shanren lived, discuss his importance in Chinese art history as the consummate scholar-artist, and provide a comprehensive...(展开全部)

This book examines the life and work of Rashid al-Din Tabib (d. 1318), the most powerful statesman working for the Mongol Ilkhans in the Middle East.

This book examines the life and work of Rashid al-Din Tabib (d. 1318), the most powerful statesman working for the Mongol Ilkhans in the Middle East.

This is an interesting collection of papers produced by Japanese scholars on the medieval historiography of Iran that will help to make their long tradition in Persian studies better known in the west. The papers deal with a good range of topics, centring the analysis on the works of Rashid al-Din but including also some very useful comparisons with authors such as Banakati. Th...(展开全部)