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Contents 8 Notes on the bibliography, transliteration, dating and illustrations 10 Foreword 12 Acknowledgements 14 Part I Introduction 16 INTRODUCTION 18 Characteristics of the (serpent-) dragon 20 Existing contributions to the study of dragon iconography 25 The medieval Islamic world from Central Asia to Anatolia: the historical and cultural context 30 Dragons on monumental settings in regions west of Iran 36 The dragon motif on portable objects 50 a. Overview 50 b. The dragon motif on accoutrements relating to the hunt or war 51 c. The dragon motif on objects of personal adornment 59 d. The dragon motif on vessels 62 Part II The dragon and the natural world 64 Dragons and the powers of the earth 66 a. The dragon and the elements 66 b. The serpent (-dragon) jinn 71 c. The treasure-guarding dragon 74 d. The dragon and vegetal compositions 78 Dragons and animals of the natural and the mythical realms 88 a The dragon in animal combat scenes 88 b. The dragon and mythical creatures 89 c. The dragon and the bird 91 d. The dragon and the feline 93 e. The dragon and the elephant 97 Part III The dragon and its royal and heroic associations 100 The dragon in scenes of combat 102
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