{"product_id":"medieval-islamic-maps-karen-c-pinto-9780226126968","title":"Medieval Islamic Maps: An Exploration","description":"Hundreds of exceptional cartographic images are scattered throughout medieval and early modern Arabic, Persian, and Turkish manuscript collections. The plethora of copies created around the Islamic world over the course of eight centuries testifies to the enduring importance of these medieval visions for the Muslim cartographic imagination. With \u003ci\u003eMedieval Islamic Maps\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Karen C. Pinto brings us the first in-depth exploration of medieval Islamic cartography from the mid-tenth to the nineteenth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Pinto focuses on the distinct tradition of maps known collectively as the Book of Roads and Kingdoms (\u003ci\u003eKitab al-Masalik wa al-Mamalik\u003c\/i\u003e, or KMMS), examining them from three distinct angles--iconography, context, and patronage. She untangles the history of the KMMS maps, traces their inception and evolution, and analyzes them to reveal the identities of their creators, painters, and patrons, as well as the vivid realities of the social and physical world they depicted. In doing so, Pinto develops innovative techniques for approaching the visual record of Islamic history, explores how medieval Muslims perceived themselves and their world, and brings Middle Eastern maps into the forefront of the study of the history of cartography.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen C. Pinto\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022612696X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226126968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2017","brand":"Karen C. Pinto","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086393454847,"sku":"9780226126968","price":64.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a41fc97d-a5dc-4f56-84dd-d5ae6e2c3e92.jpg?v=1769094422","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/medieval-islamic-maps-karen-c-pinto-9780226126968","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}