Preface
Massumeh Farhad and Marianne S. Simpson
Oleg Grabar and the University of Michigan
Margaret Cool Root
The Art of the Object
The Language of Objects in the Islamic World: How We Translate and Interpret It
Lisa Golombek
Objects as Paradigms and Enigmas
A Poetic Vessel from Everyday Life: The Freer Incense Burner
Metzada Gelber
Saracen or Pisan? The Use and Meaning of the Pisa Griffin on the Duomo
Lamia Balafrej
Text and Paintings in the al-Wâsitï Maqämät
Bernard O’Kane
Objects as Documents
Between Astrology and Anatomy: Updating Qazwïnï’s ‘Ajä’ib al-makhlüqät in Mid-Sixteenth-Century Iran
Karin Riihrdanz
Patron and Craftsman of the Freer Mosul Ewer of 1232: A Historical and Legal Interpretation of the Roles ofTilmidh and Ghuläm in Islande Metalwork
Ruba Kana’an
An Artuqid Candlestick from the al-Aqsa Museum: Object as Document
Hana Taragan
Fit for the Court: Ottoman Royal Costumes and Their Tailors, from the Sixteenth to Eighteenth Century
Bahattin Yaman
