The Diez Albums: Contexts and Contents

by Julia Gonnella

The five Diez albums in Berlin, acquired by Heinrich Friedrich von Diez in Constantinople around 1789, contain more than 400 figurative paintings, drawings, fragments, and calligraphic works originating for the most part from Ilkhanid, Jalayirid, and Timurid workshops. Gonnella, Weis and Rauch unite in this volume 21 essays that analyse their relation to their "parent" albums at the Topkapı Palace or examine specific works by reflecting upon...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004321551
• ISBN13: 9789004321557
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 690 Pages
• Weight: 4.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.9" x 9.7"