UniTartu Asia and the Middle East

07/06/2021

We had an interview with Pierre Thévenin about the South China Sea dispute and the Arctic.

Read more on our blog:
https://camesunitartu.wordpress.com/2021/06/07/south-china-sea-and-arctic-interview-with-pierre-thevenin/

Historical background Delphine Saint-Martin: First of all, thank you again for this interview, let us start with an introductory question on the South China Sea dispute, on the reasons for the disp…

06/06/2021

: Peeps At Many Lands, written by Constance J.D. Coulson, gives you an overview of Korean culture and traditions. The book was published in 1910 with colorful illustrations.
🔗 https://tinyurl.com/3jdys4nb

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05/06/2021

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Image: Flowering Tree, ca. 1700, India
🔗https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/451413

05/06/2021

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live during the 13th century in the world?

The paintings of the Assemblies of al-Hariri (al-Maqāmāt al-ḥarīriyah) have a realistic view of the 13th-century lifestyle that comprises 50 short stories and 99 miniatures.

Al-Maqāmāt al-ḥarīriyah was written by Abu Muhammad al-Qasim ibn 'Ali al-Hariri in the style of the Maqamat. He was an Arab poet and a high-ranking official of the Seljuks, born in Basra, .



🔗https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8422965p/f40.item

04/06/2021

“An album on the aborigines in (Formosa)” 臺灣番社風俗, Qing Dynasty
The album comprises 12 scenes of Formosan aboriginal peoples' daily lives and traditions, including farming and hunting as written in the preface by Arthur W. Hummel (1884-1975)

To see the album: https://tinyurl.com/6em5j7c7

03/06/2021

Let’s remember the legendary story of Ali Baba!👳‍♀️
The Stories from the Arabian Nights consist of five narratives, with vibrant illustrations, published in 1911. One of the stories, of course, is Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves.

🔗https://tinyurl.com/4yjurwyr

03/06/2021

"One hundred portraits of Peking characters" or 無款 清末 京劇一百人物像 冊 絹本, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

The album documented the diversity and passion of the theatrical culture of
Each color of the facial represents fate and the disposition of the character, i.e, symbolizes dedication and bravery.

To see the album: https://tinyurl.com/vbjxys5c

02/06/2021

The Jami' al-Tawarikh (جامع التواريخ), or Compendium of Chronicles was written in the 14th century by Rashid al-Din. The book was published in three volumes but only two copies and a part of the manuscript remain today.
The drawings were inspired by pre-Mongol Persian and Arabic literature, woodblock images, and Byzantine religious and historical documents.

🔗https://tinyurl.com/fjst5pun
Holding Institution: University of Edinburgh

02/06/2021

This unique manuscript is made of , composed by an anonymous poet in the 19th century. All drawings of the manuscript depict characters and themes from Thai folklore and literature which have one similar theme; “the loss of a beloved woman”. 💘

To view more:
https://daten.digitale-sammlungen.de/~db/0004/bsb00040571/images/

01/06/2021

Passover Haggadah is a compilation of selected texts from the and Talmud that tells how escaped from . The depictions show scenes from the Biblical verses commemorating the Jews’ freedom from slavery. The illustrations were made by an unknown artist in Bavaria, at the end of the 15th century.


🔗https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b60005435/f2.item

01/06/2021

“Ezo kikō ”, 蝦夷紀行 (“Ezo travels”) by Tani Bunkei (1778-1840)
The colorful images depict the Ainu people's distinctive attire, housing, , ceremonies, and other from the viewpoint instead of the Ainu's. Ainu people have historically lived in the northern part of the Japanese archipelago, particularly on the island of

Find out more: https://www.loc.gov/resource/ainu1264.00340421942/?sp=1

31/05/2021

Madžmua-i ghazaliyat az šuara-i furs consist of different classical Persian from the most famous poets, namely Saadi Shirazi, Kemal-i Hucendî and Ḥāfeẓ-e Shīrāzī, known by his pen name Hafez.
The manuscript can be classified as an anthology which contains 18 and various patterns from the 15th century.

To read online: http://dspace.ut.ee/handle/10062/50609… University of Tartu Tartu Ülikooli Raamatukogu