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Visions of the Jinn: Illustrators of the Arabian Nights
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Visions of the Jinn: Illustrators of the Arabian Nights. By Robert Irwin. Studies in the Arcadian Library 7. London and Oxford: Arcadian Library in association with Oxford University Press, 2010.
Illustrated editions of folktales and fairy tales have often contributed to the success of specific works as much as their text, and illustrated editions of the Arabian Nights are a particularly relevant case in point. Since the eighteenth centur)ç many if not most editions of the Nights have been adorned with illustrations. Aiming to illustrate the events narrated in the books stories, these illustrations have actually shaped many a readers notion of what the "Orient" looks like. …
